Lewis Hamilton Dismisses Chances of Maiden Ferrari Podium After P6 at Italian GP

Lewis Hamilton and Ferrari haven’t had the best of campaigns this year. The seven-time world champion has struggled to adjust to his new team with no real standout performances to show for. The Italian GP saw some improvement for the Scuderia. However, Hamilton has admitted that a podium still remains beyond reach.

Since the start of the season, the 40-year-old has fallen behind his teammate Charles Leclerc. Lewis Hamilton is probably in his first season in F1 when he is yet to claim a podium finish. Although, he did win the Sprint in China.

Lewis Hamilton made some improvements this weekend at Monza, the Temple of Speed. The seven-time world champion was quite happy with his performance on Saturday despite facing a five-place penalty. During the race, Hamilton made his way to P6 from P10 on the grid. However, Hamilton and Leclerc failed to challenge the cars upfront.

After the Italian GP, Lewis Hamilton made it clear that Ferrari still doesn’t have the pace to fight for podiums. Although, the Ferrari star reckoned that perhaps an impressive outing could give them a chance for the top 3. Yet, Hamilton doesn’t expect such a scenario simply on the car’s pace.

I don’t think [there’s pace for podiums]. We don’t have the pace of Red Bull or McLaren. Currently we’re still 4th or 5th. Maybe if we do an exceptional job, we can pop off a podium here and there. There’s definitely a chance to now, at some point but in terms of pure pace we don’t currently have that.

Lewis Hamilton told Sky Sports F1