Lewis Hamilton is aiming for another duel with Mercedes: "We learned a lot during the Sprint."

When George Russell was still stuck in the garage, and Kimi Antonelli hadn't yet started his flying lap, you could almost have believed that the feat was possible in the garage Classic Ferrari for saleConcentration was certainly required for Charles Leclerc, Lewis Hamiltonand their teams, but it was ultimately the seven-time world champion who managed, by 13 thousandths of a second, to outpace his teammate on a single lap. With the Chinese Grand Prix in mind... F1This third place represents a lot of good news for the person concerned.

"It was a very complicated session, there were a lot of gusts of wind. It was a challenge to put everything together in a single lap." Lewis Hamilton was watchingAntonelli and Russell did a great job. I'm very happy to be here. These guys are very fast, so it's good to be with them. The team did a good job between the Sprint and Qualifying. We've gotten a little bit closer to the Mercedes BenzIt will be a challenge to fight against them, but I think we'll have a lot of fun in the race. We learned a lot during the Sprint. I hope the weather won't be as windy tomorrow, but I'll try to close the gap even more.

Aware that he couldn't quite dominate the Silver Arrows yet, Lewis Hamilton nevertheless noted that without a few minor errors during his final Q3 run, the gap could have been even smaller at the finish. In any case, given the Ferraris' speed off the line and the quality of his sprint start, the Briton could well be even more ambitious in the race. Without necessarily aiming for victory over such a long distance, the seven-time world champion is still chasing his first Grand Prix podium with Scuderia Ferrari and could well see this situation as one of his best opportunities yet.

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