Lewis Hamilton believes Ferrari have the potential to get themselves to a “magical place” in the event that they construct on their enchancment, insisting the place they’re at now to date in 2026 is “not it” for the workforce’s ambitions.
Hamilton arrives at this weekend’s Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix aiming to construct on one of the best outcomes of his 17-month Ferrari profession after ending second to Mercedes’ title-leading Kimi Antonelli in every of the final two races.
After a troublesome 2025 season, the final of the earlier ruleset, for workforce and new star signing final yr, Ferrari are second to unbeaten Mercedes within the Constructors’ Championship with podium finishes in all-but one of many six grands prix to date.
And Hamilton, who has appeared a rejuvenated drive to date, stated: “My approach is full attack, full commitment, trying to continuously galvanise the team and push in the right direction.
“I believe we have now a North Star. We all know the place we have to go.
“Getting there takes a number of work, and it isn’t as simple as simply fixing one thing for subsequent week. And simply staying all aligned and persevering with to push.
“If we’re all rowing in the same direction at the same strength. I think we can potentially get to a magical place.”
For all of Ferrari’s enchancment, nonetheless, Mercedes has hitherto remained an immovable drive on the entrance of the grid with six wins from as many pole positions to date.
“It’s going to be tough to beat Mercedes and we’re just working on trying to focus on ourselves and improve each weekend,” stated Hamilton.
“But this is just the beginning really for us as a team. Obviously from a difficult year [in 2025] seeing the changes into this season it’s just really positive and I think we’re moving in the right direction. But this is not it.
“We have extra to come back; we have got extra enhancements to make.
“I hope we can be there for a scenario like that but we exist to win and I think we don’t exist to win by default. It’s to win by pure performance and commitment and that’s what we are working towards.”
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After ending on the Monaco podium alongside Kimi Antonelli and Isack Hadjar, Lewis Hamilton joked that he was older than the 2 mixed!
‘By no means say by no means’ – do Ferrari retain a world title hope?
With George Russell having failed to attain factors within the final two races, Hamilton has moved forward of his former Mercedes team-mate into second place within the Drivers’ Championship forward of this weekend’s race in Barcelona.
Nevertheless, the seven-time champion’s factors deficit to chief Antonelli – the winner of the final 5 races – is important, at 66 factors.
Hamilton has downplayed the possibilities of Ferrari shortly closing their engine deficit regardless of being awarded two improvement upgrades for this yr underneath the phrases of the game’s ADUO guidelines, though believes they’ll make floor on their ruvalss aerodynamically.
“When it comes to the title, we are able to nonetheless outdo folks by way of how we develop the automobile. Our automobile is superb. The downforce package deal that we have now is actually good.
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Talking on Paddock Uncut, Craig Slater, Ted Kravitz and Harry Benjamin give their response to the information of the FIA admitting the penalties in Monaco are prone to be inaccurate, after Alpine’s attraction was accepted.
“We’re going to have to double up, make sure that we’re always one step ahead of it all in terms of advancing that, so we can go through corners quicker and catch up the deficit we may lose down the straights, improve efficiency, so we maybe can improve on drag, for example, to try and close that gap in speed.
“There’s numerous various things occurring in all these completely different tracks. By no means say by no means. I’ll preserve pushing and provides it completely the whole lot.”
Sky Sports activities F1’s Barcelona-Catalunya GP schedule
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Forward of this weekend’s Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix, we have a look again at a few of the most dramatic moments from earlier races on the circuit.
Friday June 12
8.50am: F3 Observe
10am: F2 Observe
12pm: Barcelona-Catalunya GP Observe One (session begins at 12.30pm)
1.55pm: F3 Qualifying
2.50pm: F2 Qualifying
3.35pm: Barcelona-Catalunya GP Observe Two (session begins at 4pm)*
5.30pm: The F1 Present
6.30pm: Workforce Bosses’ Press Convention
Saturday June 13
9am: F3 Dash
11.15am: Barcelona-Catalunya GP Observe Three (session begins at 11.30am)
1.10pm: F2 Dash*
2.15pm: Barcelona-Catalunya GP Qualifying build-up*
3pm: BARCELONA-CATALUNYA GP QUALIFYING*
5pm: Ted’s Qualifying Pocket book
Sunday June 14
7.35am: F3 Function Race
9.05am: Porsche Supercup
10.20am: F2 Function Race
12.30pm: Barcelona-Catalunya GP build-up: Grand Prix Sunday*
2pm: THE BARCELONA-CATALUNYA GRAND PRIX*
4pm: Barcelona-Catalunya GP response: Chequered Flag
5pm: Ted’s Pocket book
*Additionally on Sky Sports activities Major Occasion
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