Hamilton: “We can’t play for the victory in terms of speed, but perhaps with strategy…”

Ferrari comes back strong Of course, Max Verstappen’s accident prevented the Mercedes from showing their real potential, but Ferrari is certainly much improved compared to Friday at the Red Bull Ring.
Lewis Hamilton, after giving up the first attempt in Q3 due to a mistake, found himself in the uncomfortable situation of having only one lap available to try for the best position on the starting grid. The Englishman will start third, behind poleman George Russell and teammate Charles Leclerc (0.059 faster). The result was received well by the English rider in interviews, especially considering yesterday’s starting point. Hamilton’s analysis to Sky UK “Fighting for the win? In terms of pure speed it’s not possible, the Mercedes were very fast. But maybe with the strategy we will have an opportunity. I think winning is a tough task, so we need to maximize the points for the team and try to keep one of the Mercedes behind if possible. If we can keep both of them behind, it would be fantastic. We did a great job this weekend because yesterday we were quite far away and we didn’t really understand why. But we made some changes and reduced the advantage. Unfortunately my first lap in Q3 wasn’t perfect, but being up front is fantastic. Hopefully we can be in contention.

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2026-06-28 02:38:00