Hamilton never did so well in Ferrari: “If we are second here…”. And he enjoys the duel with Max: “It was nice to fight with him”

Lewis superstar of the day On the track that 19 years ago saw him win his first victory in Formula 1, Lewis Hamilton in the Canadian GP at the age of 41 has perhaps marked a new beginning: the second place in Montreal, certainly favored by the retirement of George Russell, however seems to have the flavor of rebirth for the seven-time British world champion. Hamilton had never done so well at the wheel of Ferrari and perhaps for the first time in a year and a half he really won the internal duel with Charles Leclerc, as demonstrated by the 34 seconds given to the Monegasque under the checkered flag. The #44’s perfect day then ended with a won duel with his arch-rival, Max Verstappen. A battle between lions ended with handshakes, hugs and pats on the back. A Hamilton once again protagonist of the elite of F1, in short. “Do something more? No, I don’t think so. We could never have caught the Mercedes today, they were too fast – Hamilton declared to Sky Sports and it’s hard to blame him – we kept up for a while, but then they separated me and Max when I was third. Maybe the battle would have been a little easier if I had managed to catch Max first, but then when I got stuck I went straight and I had to work a lot to try to close the gap. But we managed it and I’m grateful to everyone for the great work they are doing in the factory, because they are continuing to push I know that [questo] It’s not the result we want to achieve in the end, but today that’s fine.” Between Antonelli and Max The most successful driver in the history of F1 then had beautiful words for the world championship leader, Antonelli, who today achieved his fourth consecutive victory: “What if I see myself in him? No, I don’t see myself when I look at it. But he’s a little younger than me, let’s say. He took over my role at Mercedes and is doing a fantastic job. He has an amazing team behind him and I am incredibly happy for him and the team. I’ve been with them for so long, so if we don’t win I hope they win. It brings joy to my heart to see them win, but I want to bring my current team back to the top. Because I think this team has come back from many difficult years and deserves to return to fighting for the top. So I’m working hard, together with Fred, who is doing a fantastic job as a team leader, our engineers and everyone who works in the factory. It’s a long process to make steps forward, but if we can achieve this result on a track where power is decisive, then I think that on circuits where power has less impact, maybe we can do even better.” Finally, on French TV Canal+, Hamilton expressed his thoughts on the newfound battle with Verstappen, who for one day turned the clock back to 2021: “It was nice to be back fighting with Max – observed the Englishman #44 – it’s not often that we find ourselves on equal terms in terms of power and rhythm. I saw that he had more power but perhaps we had more grip. But we managed to have a real battle.”

Automobile Magazine – F1 English News , 2026-05-25 15:00:00