„He’s going to win at anything he does“ F1 champion hails Lewis Hamilton’s Ferrari progress

Former F1 world champion Damon Hill has heaped reward on Lewis Hamilton for his dramatic turnaround in kind this yr.

Hamilton had a torrid begin to his profession at Ferrari in 2025, with the seven-time world champion struggling to string collectively constant outcomes final yr.

The Brit completed the season sixth within the standings, 96 factors shy of his teammate Charles Leclerc and went the whole season with out standing on the rostrum in any Grand Prix.

This yr nonetheless the 41-year-old driver has seen an entire u-turn in efficiency, securing a dominant victory in Barcelona, and 4 different podium finishes. As he sits second within the standings heading into the summer time break, 1996 world champion Damon Hill praised Hamilton for utilizing his ‚energy‘ within the sport to assist carry Ferrari again to profitable methods.

„Cream all the time rises to the highest, doesn’t it?.“ Hill advised F1.com.

„He’s going to win at something he does. I don’t suppose it sits simply with him to again off. He’s been working exhausting over the winter, clearly, and he’s labored on how he desires the Ferrari to be for him.

„They signed him, they paid some huge cash to have him, so he’s saying, ‘Okay, I’m not going to only sit right here and do what you do.‘

„‚I’m going to let you know what I do, and also you’re going to make it swimsuit me’. The facility he has, the fame he has, he’s placing to work, to guard himself. He’s proper to do this.“

Regardless of trying far more snug on observe, Hamilton has had a run of disappointing leads to the final two rounds earlier than the summer time break.

Hamilton was given 4 penalties throughout the final three race weekends, together with two on the Hungarian Grand Prix. The Ferrari driver was additionally slapped with a five-second time penalty for a false begin at Silverstone, and hit with the identical punishment for inflicting a first-lap collision with George Russell on the subsequent spherical at Spa.

Hamilton has conceded that the current penalties have been as a result of his personal efficiency. Talking after the Hungarian Grand Prix he stated: „I’ve to just accept that I’ve made errors within the final three races which have value me numerous factors. I simply have to take this time to replicate and type my head out so I can come again and be a bit stronger.”