Lewis Hamilton opened up on his first podium end with Ferrari on the Chinese language Grand Prix, claiming he “by no means needed to work so laborious to get a podium”.
Whereas the seven-time champion secured the Chinese language dash race win with Ferrari in 2025, he failed to achieve the rostrum at a grand prix. Now, after getting back from a rejuvenating winter break and gelling with the brand new period of rules, Hamilton ticked off the rostrum milestone and sits fourth within the drivers’ standings.
“Yeah, I imply, clearly, I had the dash race final 12 months, which was wonderful, and my dad was there,” Hamilton informed F1 of his first podium end with Ferrari.
“Then to convey my mum to China after which have this wonderful week together with her after which have my first podium, it made it extremely particular.
“The entire expertise, and I have been making an attempt to get that podium for a very long time – it felt like I had by no means needed to work so laborious to get a podium. I used to be very, very grateful. And it felt like the primary, although I have been lucky to have had fairly just a few.
“And it felt much more particular to be in pink, but additionally to be up there with Bono and Kimi together with his first win, and George, so it was very nostalgic.”
Lewis Hamilton, Ferrari
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Detailing what the temper was like together with his shut crew following the milestone second, he added, “Truthfully, it was large. The crew have been wonderful for the previous 12 months, notably within the storage. The assist has been immense.
“So, each weekend I fell brief final 12 months, and I would come again, and you are feeling gutted, and you are feeling dangerous that you have finally not been in a position to ship for the crew. However they’re all the time like, ‘Subsequent time, subsequent time.’
“And so they’re all the time so optimistic and supportive. So to lastly have the rostrum and are available again and see how glad and the way grateful they had been to be part of it, and for us to have that outcome, actually warmed my coronary heart.
“In order that simply encourages me to proceed to push even tougher and proceed to dig deep and proceed to construct with the crew.”
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