US EditionMotor Racing-Hamilton Feels Closer to Winning Again After Ending Podium Drought
- On Sunday at the Chinese Grand Prix in Shanghai, Lewis Hamilton finished third, securing his first grand prix podium for Ferrari after a tense battle with teammate Charles Leclerc.
- F1's 2026 regulations emphasize managing electrical energy, making battery management central to battles, while this year's lighter, nimbler cars and the SF-26 improved pace for closer racing.
- On lap 36, Hamilton regained third after Leclerc locked up, and they appeared to make contact on laps 39 and 40, with Hamilton ultimately coming out on top.
- Hamilton thanked Ferrari in Maranello and congratulated Kimi Antonelli, acknowledging Mercedes were pulling ahead and Ferrari has 'a lot of work to do to try and keep up,' as he said.
- Hamilton said 'I had so much fun' about the Shanghai race, and the result leaves him just one point behind Charles Leclerc in the drivers' championship after a tough last year.
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Lewis Hamilton enjoyed the break with his mom Carmen. In China he even celebrates the long-awaited first podium with Ferrari. But his team boss is also worried.
Motor racing-Hamilton feels closer to winning again after ending podium drought
SHANGHAI, March 15 (Reuters) – Lewis Hamilton said his first win for Ferrari was looking closer after the seven-times Formula One world champion ended a long wait for a podium with the Italian team at the Chinese Grand Prix on Sunday. The most successful driver of all time finished third behind his former team Mercedes in what the 41-year-old said had been possibly his most enjoyable race. It was his first podium since 2024, when he was at Mer…
Aged 41, Lewis Hamilton suddenly looks like a title contender again
Lewis Hamilton cut a disconsolate figure for much of last year. Hugely self-critical, he branded himself “useless” at one point, described his season as “a nightmare” and said he couldn’t wait for it to be over. For a time, it begged the question whether the 41-year-old would return to the grid at all. Hamilton surely asked himself the same thing before dusting himself off and starting all over again. The transformation has been nothing short of…
Stress with the car, questions of meaning: Lewis Hamilton is behind a moving first year at Ferrari. Now the Brit is celebrating his first podium position with his team. And after that, it doesn't work as solved as long.
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