The ultimate follow session on Friday in Singapore didn’t ship the numbers Ferrari followers had been hoping for: Lewis Hamilton completed tenth in FP2, over seven tenths behind chief Oscar Piastri, whereas Charles Leclerc was simply forward in ninth. It was an advanced session, marked by two crimson flags and Hamilton’s incapability to finish a consultant lap within the remaining minutes on Smooth tires.
Regardless of this, former driver and now pundit Anthony Davidson seen an necessary element: Hamilton’s optimistic perspective after the session, which he believes bodes properly for qualifying. “You’ll be able to learn quite a bit from his physique language, and Lewis at all times reveals his emotions, for higher or worse,” Davidson defined. “I used to be shocked at how optimistic he was. This makes me assume there may be extra potential than what we noticed right this moment.”
Hamilton in Singapore might flip Ferrari’s season round
Davidson highlighted how the seven-time world champion already appears extra snug with the SF-25 on the Marina Bay road circuit: “If Hamilton feels the automobile underneath him is doing the suitable issues, it means he’s already sensing the package deal he has at all times needed on this observe.”
From this comes the optimism for the remainder of the weekend: “Now he simply wants luck to be on his facet till Sunday.” Because the summer time break, Hamilton has proven encouraging indicators, lowering the efficiency hole with Leclerc in comparison with the early races.
The purpose stays to lastly attain the rostrum, a milestone that has to date eluded him with Ferrari however, based on Davidson, might not be far off: “There are lots of optimistic elements. Lewis is an instinctive and intuitive driver: if he’s already assured now, it means Ferrari has discovered a stable base to construct the remainder of the weekend on.”
Oct 3, 2025
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