Lewis Hamilton hailed his greatest qualifying end result at Ferrari for Sunday’s Mexico Metropolis Grand Prix as a “enormous step” after what he described as a “onerous slog” of a season to this point with the workforce.
The seven-time world champion will begin third after a powerful show from Ferrari, with team-mate Charles Leclerc ending second quickest behind Lando Norris, who secured pole place.
Hamilton has endured a troublesome time since becoming a member of from Mercedes final winter – and has but to win a race for the workforce.
He faces a troublesome job in altering that statistic this weekend with Norris trying imperious, though three of the previous 5 races in Mexico have been gained from third.
However Hamilton is simply completely happy to see issues enhancing for the workforce.
“Positively completely happy to be making progress and at last be up there,” he stated.
“Charles has been used to those outcomes, or a minimum of being near the entrance many of the yr, however for me it has been a tough slog, being like sixth, seventh or eighth – principally eighth.
“So to get P3 is a large step for us and I’m actually grateful for the efforts of the workforce and the superb assist I’ve had from the workforce.”
That is additionally the primary time this season that each Ferraris have certified within the prime three and Hamilton added: “These guys have been so fast all yr and it is an incredible feeling.
“The workforce actually deserve it, so we’re simply working as onerous as we are able to and I am tremendous grateful to everybody on this workforce for persevering with to push and never surrender.”
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