Lewis Hamilton celebrated his first Components One win for Ferrari after main a Chinese language Grand Prix dash from begin to end in solely his second race for the Italian staff on Saturday.
The seven-time world champion, on pole position, managed his tyres beautifully to take the chequered flag 6.889 seconds away from McLaren’s Oscar Piastri, with Pink Bull’s Max Verstappen ending third within the 100km race.
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It was the primary time Hamilton, the document winner of 105 common grands prix who joined from Mercedes in January, and Ferrari had received a dash because the shortened format was launched in 2021.
McLaren’s Lando Norris, winner of the season-opener in Australia, stayed prime of the standings after struggling to grab a degree in eighth. Norris now has 26 to Verstappen’s 24. Hamilton’s Ferrari teammate Charles Leclerc was fifth behind Mercedes’ George Russell.
“I awoke feeling nice at this time,” mentioned Hamilton. “The primary race [in Melbourne] was tough. I actually did really feel lots of people underestimated the steep climb it’s to get into a brand new staff, to change into acclimatised throughout the staff, understanding and communication – all kinds of issues.
“The quantity of critics and folks I’ve heard yapping alongside the way in which, clearly not understanding perhaps as a result of they’d by no means had the expertise or simply had been unaware. So it felt nice to return right here and be extra comfy within the automotive as a result of in Melbourne I didn’t really feel comfy within the automotive. From lap one right here this weekend, [I was] actually feeling on it. The engineers and mechanics have achieved an important job.”
