“There is a deficit between the two parts of the garage”

He states that Ferrari has a significant gap with McLaren, Mercedes and Red Bull, but also that there would be communication problems between the two parts of the garage. Today, Charles Leclerc finished better, in the fourth position, but in the end, both Antonelli and Russell had approached the Monegascus. Hamilton confesses that, under the current conditions, he has achieved the best possible result.

Lewis Hamilton: “This was the best result I could get”

“I gave my best today, I had no monopost resources. I faced problems at the back bridge throughout the weekend. Of course, the position you are leaving is the key. There was no safety car. I think the average tires were better for the start of the race, especially under these weather conditions. In the first three races, there was some deficit between the two parts of the garage, as for the car.

So, on my side, something does not work at the optimal parameters; It's good to know. I mean, with what I had available, this was the best result I could get. At this moment, we probably have the fourth fastest monopost. We are a little behind the others in terms of performance, especially in terms of ground.

We have work to reduce the gap. Easy, we'll be better. Once upgrades will appear, it will be interesting. We are in the back 3-4 tenths”, The British performance from Suzuka commented, where he triumphed five times, the last time in 2018.

In what order did the pilots finish in Suzuka:

1. Max Verstappen (Red Bull)

2. Lando Norris (McLaren)

3. Oscar Piastri (McLaren)

4. Charles Leclerc (Ferrari)

5. George Russell (Mercedes)

6. Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes)

7. Lewis Hamilton (Ferrari)

8. Isack Hadjar (RB)

9. Alex Albon (Williams)

10. Oliver Bearman (Haas)

11. Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin)

12. Yuki Tsunoda (Red Bull)

13. Pierre Gasly (Alpine)

14. Carlos Sainz (Williams)

15. Jack Doohan (Alpine)

16. Nico Hulkenberg (Kick Sauber)

17. Liam Lawson (RB)

18. Esteban Ocon (Haas)

19. Gabriel Bortleto (Kick Sauber)

20. Lance Stroll (Aston Martin)

What does the pilot ranking look after the Japan race:

1. Lando Norris – 62 points

2. Max Verstappen – 61

3. Oscar Piastri – 49

4. George Russell – 45

5. Kimi Antonelli – 30

6. Charles Leclerc – 20

7. Alex Albon – 18

8. Lewis Hamilton – 15

9. Esteban Ocon – 10

10. Lance Stroll – 10

11. Nico Hulkenberg – 6

12. Oliver Bearman – 5

13. Isack Hadjar – 4

14. Yuki Tsunoda – 3

15. Carlos Sainz – 1

16. Pierre Gasly – 0

17. Fernando Alonso – 0

18. Liam Lawson -0

19. Jack Doohan – 0

20. Gabriel Bortleto – 0

The hierarchy of builders:

1. McLaren – 111

2. Mercedes – 75

3. Red Bull – 61

4. Ferrari – 35

5. Williams – 19

6. Haas – 15

7. Aston Martin – 10

8. RB – 7

9. Kick Sauber – 6

10. Alpine – 0