Lewis Hamilton stressed that this year, arriving at Monza, he is experiencing slightly different emotions, as he will be trying on the Ferrari uniform in a few months. Of course, he was asked before the start of the Italian race weekend if he felt that the tifosi were no longer treating him in the same way as before.
“I won’t lie, the impressions are a bit different, that’s for sure,” admitted the seven-time world champion. – I want to say that when you come here, you always have special experiences. Plus, today the weather is beautiful and I see what great changes have been made on the track. But Italy is always characterized by an incredibly passionate expression of emotions, and this is palpable throughout the Italian culture, and especially in relation to motorsport.
It is always a joy to see the fans celebrate the end of a race weekend and the excitement they feel during a Grand Prix is something that cannot be matched by anything else.
We learned a lot last weekend, so before Monza we hope that the W15 will be more fun to drive here. But other teams prepared technical innovations for this weekend, and we can expect Ferrari to be very fast on this track. We also expect the McLaren drivers to show excellent speed, especially when we consider what a lead Lando Norris had in the previous race.
We can only hope that we will also be at this level.”
Lewis was also asked what he thought of young Kimi Antonelli, who turned 18 a few days ago. The Mercedes youth driver will make his Formula 1 debut in the first practice session of the race weekend tomorrow, driving George Russell’s car.
“I have been saying for a long time that the team should choose him to continue,” Hamilton responded. – Time will tell how everything will turn out, what decision will be made, but I believe he is one of the most talented young riders.
Yes, he is only 18, but I think he has a great future ahead of him. I will follow his progress with interest, although I noticed him earlier than many others – I think back to 2018, when he was one of the guys who went to the starting grid before the race! And then I shook his hand – although it is clear that this reminds me of my age. (laughs)
“I will of course be very pleased to follow Kimi’s professional growth and development of his career on the road to Formula 1.”
Source: F1 News
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