Lewis Hamilton has described driving for Ferrari for the primary time in entrance of the Tifosi as “fairly unimaginable”, admitting “it’s all I ever thought it could be and extra.
Hamilton topped the timesheets at Monza in first F1 follow as Ferrari led a 1-2.
The second follow session was much less aggressive for Hamilton, ending up in fourth place total.
It’s been a busy week for Hamilton and Ferrari, having been paraded in entrance of followers in an occasion in Milan earlier within the week.
Reflecting on driving for Ferrari at Monza, Hamilton stated: “It’s fairly unimaginable. Superb. Superb feeling leaving the storage.
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“Simply the entire expertise whereas I’m in blue however I joined the staff to be in purple. Being within the storage, the expertise we had on Thursday with the Tifosi in Milan after which to return right here and drive out the storage within the purple automotive.
“It’s all I ever thought it could be and extra. P1 was an excellent session after which P2, we made some adjustments to the automotive but it surely was a bit worse. The great factor is we are able to return on it.”
“A lot of positives” for Hamilton
Lewis Hamilton is not going to begin increased than sixth after selecting up a five-place grid penalty for a yellow flag infringement earlier than the Dutch GP.
The seven-time world champion stays assured that he is aware of what setup adjustments he must make for qualifying.
“P1 was feeling actually robust. P2 was positively way more of a wrestle but it surely’s higher to have that in P2 and be taught from that, moderately than P3,” Hamilton defined.
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“A lot of positives to take from right now and we are going to do some work in a single day. I hope that tomorrow we could be higher.
“I feel the McLarens are clearly nonetheless very, very quick. It’s very shut with everybody within the high 5, high 10. It will likely be a problem. It’s not simple to overhaul and I’ve clearly acquired that penalty which is unlucky. Higher have it now than subsequent yr I assume.”
Hamilton has but to complete on the rostrum for Ferrari in a grand prix.
He stays optimistic of a robust weekend regardless of his penalty.
“Properly as I stated, wherever I qualify I’m beginning 5 locations again from that which isn’t nice,” Hamilton added.
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“I feel it’s going to be actually tough to overhaul. We’re all so shut within the high 15 I feel it’s. I do really feel optimistic. I do really feel optimistic. I nonetheless really feel like I can probably transfer forwards. I used to be a lot happier with the automotive right now. I hope that continues tomorrow. It can proceed tomorrow as I’ll make the adjustments tonight and include a recent head tomorrow.”
