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‘Really?’ – Lewis Hamilton in shock after securing unexpected first for Ferrari
Lewis Hamilton will be on pole position for the Chinese Grand Prix sprint race. The new Ferrari driver set the fastest lap time in Friday sprint qualifying with second-placed Max Verstappen and third-placed Oscar Piastri less than two-hundredths behind. Hamilton jumped out in front of the No.1 in a Ferrari for the first timeGetty He was clearly in shock after a tricky openerSky His time of 1:30.849 is also a new track record for the Shanghai International Circuit, beating Sebastian Vettel’s Ferrari qualifying time of 1:31.095 in 2018. Informed of what he’d done on team radio, the Brit was in sheer disbelief, saying: “Really?! Hahaha yes! Hahaha! Mega job!” His surprise was justified too, considering that last weekend on his Ferrari debut in Australia he finished a disappointing tenth. Speaking after getting out of the car, Hamilton said: “Firstly I want to say thank you to this amazing crowd we have here today. “I didn’t expect that result but I’m so, so happy and so, so proud. “Obviously the last race was a disaster for us but clearly we knew there was more performance in the car, we just weren’t able to extract it. “To come here to a track that I love, Shanghai, a place that I love, and the car really came alive from lap one, so we made some great changes. “The team did a fantastic job through the break to get the car ready and I’m a bit in shock, I can’t believe we actually got a pole in the sprint. “It’s not the main race so we’ve got more work to do tomorrow but this puts us in good stead for the race.” Asked where he found the extra time, Hamilton said: “I have no idea, I’ll have to go back and look but my first sector was really strong, I think that’s where I made most of my improvement. Hamilton had exceptional support from the Shanghai crowdGetty Hamilton’s father, who hasn’t been a regular race attendee in recent years, was there to enjoy the special momentSky “Just little increments through the whole place, there’s still time to find for sure, which I’ll make sure to apply to the next qualifying session for sure, but it’s just amazing to see the number one as you stop and be in a red car, it’s pretty incredible. “I didn’t get to do a race run in Bahrain and last weekend it was in the wet, but tomorrow it will be a longish race run and Sunday will be my first dry race run in the car so I’ll be learning. “I’m hoping that we can hold onto it but McLaren are very, very fast, as is Max, but we’re in a good position, we’ll stay positive and keep our heads high and keep pushing forwards.” Later speaking in the media pen, Hamilton’s shock still hadn’t worn off. “I’m just a bit gobsmacked, I’m a bit taken back by it,” he said. “I didn’t know when we would get to this position. “After last weekend, it was a difficult start to the week. Came here with aggression, I started out this morning with a better feeling in the car and I can’t believe we are ahead of McLaren, who have been so fast through winter testing, last weekend and here. F1Hamilton leads the pack for the first time as a Ferrari driver, while there was a big shock with Red Bull’s No.2 Liam Lawson in last place[/caption] “Wow, even though it is not the main pole, it gives me real inspiration to go into tomorrow. I’ve always gone well at this track, I think its the fans and the weather is great as well.” The pole position won’t go on Hamilton’s official record where he has the most in history with 104, ahead of Michael Schumacher on 68. That’s because it’s for Saturday’s shortened sprint race, which takes place at 3am GMT before qualifying for Sunday’s feature race at 7am. Giving his take on his new driver’s heroics, Ferrari team principal Fred Vasseur was asked about Hamilton going from zero to hero in six days and said: “Thank you for the zero, not appreciated. “It’s not that what we were zero last week and heroes this week, from session to session it’s really up and down, not just for us, but everybody. “McLaren were flying this morning and flying in Q2, but struggled in Q1 and Q3. Hamilton will be starting alongside his old rival Verstappen, an order that became all too rare in his later Mercedes careerAFP “I think it’s difficult because on track it’s tight and it’s more about tyre management. “I was not nervous after Melbourne and I’m not jumping around a mountain today, but when you start from pole you have to win, at least it’s possible.” Despite it being just a sprint pole, the magnitude of the moment was summed up with even rivals applauding Hamilton’s feat. McLaren CEO Zak Brown said: “It was pretty cool to see Lewis in a red car on pole this early on. “Congrats to Lewis and we’ll see what we can bring to him tomorrow.”
Lewis Hamilton will be on pole position for the Chinese Grand Prix sprint race.
The new Ferrari driver set the fastest lap time in Friday sprint qualifying with second-placed Max Verstappen and third-placed Oscar Piastri less than two-hundredths behind.
His time of 1:30.849 is also a new track record for the Shanghai International Circuit, beating Sebastian Vettel’s Ferrari qualifying time of 1:31.095 in 2018.
Informed of what he’d done on team radio, the Brit was in sheer disbelief, saying: “Really?! Hahaha yes! Hahaha! Mega job!”
His surprise was justified too, considering that last weekend on his Ferrari debut in Australia he finished a disappointing tenth.
Speaking after getting out of the car, Hamilton said: “Firstly I want to say thank you to this amazing crowd we have here today.
“I didn’t expect that result but I’m so, so happy and so, so proud.
“Obviously the last race was a disaster for us but clearly we knew there was more performance in the car, we just weren’t able to extract it.
“To come here to a track that I love, Shanghai, a place that I love, and the car really came alive from lap one, so we made some great changes.
“The team did a fantastic job through the break to get the car ready and I’m a bit in shock, I can’t believe we actually got a pole in the sprint.
“It’s not the main race so we’ve got more work to do tomorrow but this puts us in good stead for the race.”
Asked where he found the extra time, Hamilton said: “I have no idea, I’ll have to go back and look but my first sector was really strong, I think that’s where I made most of my improvement.
“Just little increments through the whole place, there’s still time to find for sure, which I’ll make sure to apply to the next qualifying session for sure, but it’s just amazing to see the number one as you stop and be in a red car, it’s pretty incredible.
“I didn’t get to do a race run in Bahrain and last weekend it was in the wet, but tomorrow it will be a longish race run and Sunday will be my first dry race run in the car so I’ll be learning.
“I’m hoping that we can hold onto it but McLaren are very, very fast, as is Max, but we’re in a good position, we’ll stay positive and keep our heads high and keep pushing forwards.”
Later speaking in the media pen, Hamilton’s shock still hadn’t worn off.
“I’m just a bit gobsmacked, I’m a bit taken back by it,” he said. “I didn’t know when we would get to this position.
“After last weekend, it was a difficult start to the week. Came here with aggression, I started out this morning with a better feeling in the car and I can’t believe we are ahead of McLaren, who have been so fast through winter testing, last weekend and here.
“Wow, even though it is not the main pole, it gives me real inspiration to go into tomorrow. I’ve always gone well at this track, I think its the fans and the weather is great as well.”
The pole position won’t go on Hamilton’s official record where he has the most in history with 104, ahead of Michael Schumacher on 68.
That’s because it’s for Saturday’s shortened sprint race, which takes place at 3am GMT before qualifying for Sunday’s feature race at 7am.
Giving his take on his new driver’s heroics, Ferrari team principal Fred Vasseur was asked about Hamilton going from zero to hero in six days and said: “Thank you for the zero, not appreciated.
“It’s not that what we were zero last week and heroes this week, from session to session it’s really up and down, not just for us, but everybody.
“McLaren were flying this morning and flying in Q2, but struggled in Q1 and Q3.
“I think it’s difficult because on track it’s tight and it’s more about tyre management.
“I was not nervous after Melbourne and I’m not jumping around a mountain today, but when you start from pole you have to win, at least it’s possible.”
Despite it being just a sprint pole, the magnitude of the moment was summed up with even rivals applauding Hamilton’s feat.
McLaren CEO Zak Brown said: “It was pretty cool to see Lewis in a red car on pole this early on.
“Congrats to Lewis and we’ll see what we can bring to him tomorrow.”
