Lewis Hamilton has described driving for Ferrari for the primary time in entrance of the Tifosi as “fairly unimaginable”, admitting “it’s all I ever thought it might be and extra.
Hamilton topped the timesheets at Monza in first F1 follow as Ferrari led a 1-2.
The second follow session was much less aggressive for Hamilton, ending up in fourth place total.
It’s been a busy week for Hamilton and Ferrari, having been paraded in entrance of followers in an occasion in Milan earlier within the week.
Reflecting on driving for Ferrari at Monza, Hamilton mentioned: “It’s fairly unimaginable. Superb. Superb feeling leaving the storage.
“Simply the entire expertise whereas I’m in blue however I joined the staff to be in purple. Being within the storage, the expertise we had on Thursday with the Tifosi in Milan after which to return right here and drive out the storage within the purple automotive.
“It’s all I ever thought it might be and extra. P1 was a very good session after which P2, we made some adjustments to the automotive however it was a bit worse. The nice factor is we are able to return on it.”
“A lot of positives” for Hamilton
Lewis Hamilton won’t begin greater than sixth after selecting up a five-place grid penalty for a yellow flag infringement earlier than the Dutch GP.
The seven-time world champion stays assured that he is aware of what setup adjustments he must make for qualifying.
“P1 was feeling actually robust. P2 was undoubtedly way more of a wrestle however it’s higher to have that in P2 and be taught from that, somewhat than P3,” Hamilton defined.
“A lot of positives to take from in the present day and we are going to do some work in a single day. I hope that tomorrow we may be higher.
“I believe the McLarens are clearly nonetheless very, very quick. It’s very shut with everybody within the high 5, high 10. It is going to be a problem. It’s not simple to overhaul and I’ve clearly obtained that penalty which is unlucky. Higher have it now than subsequent 12 months I suppose.”
Hamilton has but to complete on the rostrum for Ferrari in a grand prix.
He stays optimistic of a powerful weekend regardless of his penalty.
“Nicely as I mentioned, wherever I qualify I’m beginning 5 locations again from that which isn’t nice,” Hamilton added.
“I believe it’s going to be actually troublesome to overhaul. We’re all so shut within the high 15 I believe it’s. I do really feel optimistic. I do really feel optimistic. I nonetheless really feel like I can probably transfer forwards. I used to be a lot happier with the automotive in the present day. I hope that continues tomorrow. It is going to proceed tomorrow as I’ll make the adjustments tonight and include a contemporary head tomorrow.”
