Lewis Hamilton vows to be ‘aggressive’ after best Ferrari qualifying

Lewis Hamilton has vowed to be “aggressive” at first of the Mexico Metropolis Grand Prix after sealing his greatest qualifying end result as a Ferrari driver.

Seven-time world champion Hamilton will begin Sunday’s 71-lap race on the Autodromo Hermanos Rodríguez from third on the grid behind pole sitter Lando Norris and Ferrari teammate Charles Leclerc.

It marked Hamilton’s greatest grand prix qualifying efficiency since becoming a member of Ferrari, although he did declare pole place within the China dash race in simply his second aggressive outing.

And Hamilton is seeking to capitalise on the slipstream impact in Mexico Metropolis, with the run all the way down to Flip 1 the longest on your entire calendar.

“For a second I used to be P2 [on the grid] however the inside is definitely not that good, it’s fairly soiled on the within, so I’m fairly grateful to be third and I hope that I can capitalise on that,” Hamilton informed Sky Sports activities F1.

“Clearly, Charles has a brand new tyre, the identical with Lando, however however P3 I believe shouldn’t be a foul place to begin right here as a result of you possibly can tow. So I’ll be fairly aggressive, I need to transfer forwards one way or the other tomorrow.”

Hamilton will probably be aiming to finish his 19-race streak and not using a podium in Mexico. 

Hamilton ‘lastly determining’ Ferrari

Hamilton was delighted to return to the top-three in qualifying after what has been a largely torrid debut season with Ferrari.

The 40-year-old Briton said he’s “lastly determining tips on how to drive” Ferrari’s 2025 automobile and heaped reward on the staff for his or her improved processes.

“That is the primary time we have each [Hamilton and Leclerc] been within the high three in qualifying this 12 months and the staff actually deserve it,” Hamilton mentioned.

“We’re simply working as onerous as we are able to. We have not likely moved the automobile ahead essentially in growth, however we have extracted extra from it and the processes are higher.

“We proceed to enhance on our course of – from the second we arrive, to our debriefs, to the choices we make as a staff inside engineering, inside once we going out – all these various things. So I believe we’re simply constantly tightening up on a few of these areas.

“And I believe simply how Charles and I’ve labored collectively to maneuver the automobile and develop it ahead has been actually constructive over the race weekends.

“Our automobiles are just about equivalent now, and I’m lastly determining tips on how to drive this automobile that Charles has been lucky to drive for the previous seven years, when it comes to the traits. However I’m lastly feeling like I’m getting there. So it is good.”