Lewis Hamilton took off his hat after the result of Ferrari today: “Fantastic! I didn't expect”
Article by Daniel Grigore – published on Sunday, May 18, 2025 20:19 / Updated Sunday, May 18, 2025 20:19
The World Champion Septuple Lewis Hamilton, 40, acknowledged that he was not expecting to fight for 4th place in The Great Prize of Formula 1 of Emilia-Romagnaafter yesterday, in qualifications, remained outside the Top 10.
Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc, the Ferrari pair this season, missed Q3 in the qualifications from Imola, but seriously recovered land in this evening race. Impressive was especially the climb of Hamilton, from the 12th place on the starting grid to pass the fourth finish.
Lewis Hamilton admits: “I didn't expect the 4th place, a” mega “result!”
According to Sportal.bg, even the World Champion Septuple was surprised to recover:
I certainly didn't expect to finish in 4th place today. I didn't know how far we could reach, starting so from the back but The car was fantastic today. The team did an extraordinary job with the strategy, and the speaker crew was flawless.
I think we get closer, slowly to what we want. My engineer, Riccardo Adami, did a fantastic job of communication. I was calm, he was calm, the team as well, we respected our strategy, and the speakers were excellent.
Overall, a mega result. We hoped to have several tours with a green flag, but the Safety Car did not allow this, otherwise we could fight for a place on the podium.
With the 12 points obtained today, Lewis Hamilton reached a total of 53 for Ferrari, 8 under the colleague Charles Leclerc. The leader of the world ranking, Oscar Piastri (McLaren), is at a great distance, with 146 points.
