05/07/2025 18:50
Lewis Hamilton detailed his pleasure at Ferrari "punching out
better results" after missing out on pole position for the British
Grand Prix. The seven-time world champion had looked in the fight
for pole throughout qualifying, having topped first practice and
Q2. He looked set to secure a front row start on his final lap in
qualifying; however, a moment in the final corners left the Briton
down in fifth on the grid. There was some disappointment from
Hamilton in having not qualified closer to the front, although he
confirmed his delight at genuine progress having been made with his
engineer. "I'm really pleased with the progress," Hamilton told
select media, including RacingNews365 . "I'm really pleased with
the direction, my engineer and I have been really gelling a lot
better in terms of how we set the car up. "I was much happier in
the car, and the lap was really, really nice up until just that,
literally, that last corner, just a bit of understeer. "I don't
know if it was the kerb that put me a little wide, but then I just
lost it, I think it was just over a tenth. So that would definitely
have been for the front row." Qualifying has been the
Maranello-based outfit's main problem this season, with its race
pace having saved it some good results. Its upgrade in last
weekend's Austrian Grand Prix has improved the performance of the
SF-25, encouraging Hamilton that better results are on the way.
"Yeah, we are making progress," added Hamilton. "There's still more
to make, but we obviously had the upgrade in the last race. "We
are improving our process the way we go about our weekends, and
definitely feel like we're punching out better results. So keep
pushing."
