Lewis Hamilton encouraged by Ferrari pace at Monza and confident of overnight progress. Lewis Hamilton praised the passion of Ferrari fans at Monza.

Lewis Hamilton smiled after the first two free practice sessions at Monza, saying that Ferrari can aim high according to the British driver.

The first Friday of the Monza Grand Prix as a Ferrari driver has been completed for a Lewis Hamilton who was positively struck by the enthusiasm of the Tifosi even during practice sessions. Car number 44 finished the two sessions in first and fifth place respectively. It was an encouraging result ahead of qualifying, although he will then have to serve a five-place grid penalty.

Lewis’s words after Friday in Brianza
At the end of the first day of track action, Lewis Hamilton reviewed the situation, explaining what Ferrari must focus on. He underlined that it is always special to race in front of the fans, as the passion and energy at Monza are truly unique. He noted that the car felt quite good in the afternoon and it was encouraging to finish on top in FP1. Between the two sessions, changes were made that will be carefully analysed, as it was not clear whether they took the car in the right direction, but there is still time to fix things ahead of Saturday. He explained that the single lap pace seemed competitive and that the team collected valuable information on all tyre compounds. The priority will now be to understand how to continue improving the race pace. Hamilton concluded by saying he was confident the team could make good progress overnight and that they would work to be ready and aim for a strong qualifying.