Fifth place for Hamilton in Austria Starting from the front row cannot make the fifth place finish a good result, but what happened on Saturday probably altered the perception of Ferrari’s true value in Austria. The SF-26s struggled a lot in the race, Charles Leclerc even finished in eighth position, the last of the top-team drivers. Lewis Hamilton took second place on the first lap, then gradually lost ground until he finished fifth. The seven-time world champion took heart from the Ferrari wall at the end of the race: “I told you that the degradation would be high. Fifth place is not the result we want, especially because at the start of the race things seemed to be going well. It was a tough race, but let’s take these points and we’ll come back stronger next time.”
Automobile Magazine – Formula1 English, News
2026-06-29 00:55:00
Hamilton cheers up the Ferrari wall via radio: “It’s not the result we want, but let’s take these points”
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