28/07/2025 10:10
Ferrari team principal Frederic Vasseur has praised Lewis
Hamilton's "aggressive" recovery to the points at the Belgian Grand
Prix. Hamilton endured a disappointing qualifying session and found
himself out at the end of Q1 on Saturday. The team made overnight
changes to his car which relegated him to the pit lane for the
start, however with a rolling start procedure in place, Hamilton
was able to take his place in the pack. The seven-time champion
made a handful of overtakes in the early laps before being the
first driver to switch to slick tyres, which lifted him into the
points. Vasseur praised Hamilton for his recovery from a
disappointing qualifying result. "The mood is good," Vasseur told
media including RacingNews365 . "For sure it's not the result we
were expecting with Lewis in qualifying. "But it's part of the life
of racing team that we reacted collectively very well. "Lewis did a
great job. He was quite aggressive at the beginning in the extreme
conditions. "He was able to fight with Albon until the end with the
downforce of... well, not [for] Budapest. "It was a good recovery
for him also to be efficient like this." However, Vasseur
highlighted the necessity of complementing a strong race with a
competitive qualifying result in order to extract the most from the
weekend. "Now for sure we have to do a better job from the
beginning, if you want to score podium or wins, you can't let one
session away," he said. "We'll have to do a step next week, but we
are all pushing in the same direction."
