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Hamilton ‘gob-smacked’ by Ferrari pace in China
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Hamilton ‘gob-smacked’ by Ferrari pace in China

By Miles Cooper March 21, 2025
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Hamilton ‘gob-smacked’ by Ferrari pace in China

Lewis Hamilton stated he was “gob-smacked” to take his first pole place for Ferrari for the dash race on the Chinese language Grand Prix.

Hamilton out-qualified Purple Bull’s Max Verstappen, along with his Ferrari team-mate Charles Leclerc fourth and Lando Norris’ McLaren sixth.

The seven-time champion, who certified eighth and completed ninth on his Ferrari debut in Australia final weekend, stated: “I am a bit stunned by it.

“I did not know once we would get to this place and after final weekend – it was a troublesome begin to the week. I got here right here with aggression and wanting to enter the weekend and get the automobile into a terrific place.

“I began out immediately with a greater feeling within the automobile and I can not imagine we’re on the entrance. I’m only a bit gob-smacked.”

Hamilton out-qualified his team-mate Charles Leclerc, who was fourth, by 0.208 seconds and Norris by 0.544secs.

The consequence provides Hamilton prime beginning place for the shorter dash race on Saturday, at 03:00 UK time, after which the groups can modify their vehicles’ set-ups earlier than grand prix qualifying at 07:00.

Hamilton stated: “Although it is not the principle pole it provides me actual inspiration to enter tomorrow and attempt to discover extra efficiency and see if we will compete once more. There’s positively just a little extra efficiency to search out, for certain.”

Leclerc stated: “I struggled on my aspect of the storage. From the start I felt I used to be a step again from Lewis and he was simply sooner.

“Struggled loads in Turns One, Two, Three, which is identical as final 12 months roughly. Aside from that, the whole lot was fairly tight, it is a disgrace we begin P4 however Lewis is on pole and hopefully we will have a powerful race.”

Behind Verstappen in second, McLaren’s Oscar Piastri took third, forward of Leclerc, the Mercedes of George Russell and Norris.

Ferrari group principal Frederic Vasseur stated he believed the consequence was a mirrored image of the closeness of competitors between the highest 4 groups and the issue of getting the vehicles into the proper set-up window and the tyres behaving at their optimum.

Vasseur stated: “The day was a bit troublesome to learn. McLaren was in entrance this morning and in Q1 we had been in entrance, Q2 they had been mega, Q3 we had been again.

“I believe it’s linked to tyre administration. In case you are not in the proper window you might be struggling loads, however it’s good for the group.

“We had a troublesome weekend in Melbourne however the Friday was good. It’s a bit like this weekend, very up and down.

“It’s precisely the identical as the image of final 12 months – the final 4 races, three or 4 groups had been in a position to win by 30 seconds from monitor to trace relying on the tyres.”

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