Lewis Hamilton celebrates a fourth place that highlights Ferrari's hard season in F1

Imola, Italy (AP) – Lewis Hamilton ended his first formula 1 Racing in Italy for Ferrari by dedicated his result to the fans of the team. The fact that it was fourth shows how difficult Ferrari's season has become.

“Grazie A Tutti (thanks, all) for the Tifosi, that was for her” Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix A sea of ​​Ferrari red.

It was the seven-time champion finish in a Grand Prix race with Ferrari, but the team was still not in the fight with the Red Bull and McLaren cars on the panel places.

“We did not expect that we had the result today,” Hamilton told the British broadcaster Sky Sports and added that it was “difficult to swallow” when he and teammate Charles Leclerc were both qualified outside the top 10 the day before.

“I had the feeling that I had won the car and I think you could probably see that. It felt so great to finally do the setup right,” he added. “I mean, ecstatic. I had hoped for a few more rounds. It would have been great to have challenged a podium.”

The Ferrari fans cheered on Sunday when Hamilton fought and twitched through the field in the grid of the 12th when Leclerc came with Williams' Alex Albon.

I hope for more

HAMALMON managed to come to both Albon and Leclerc and put it on course to take fourth place. Nevertheless, it was not the result that Hamilton, Ferrari or her fans had hoped for when the British driver signed for the Italian team last year.

It has been almost two months since Hamilton's breathtaking victory in an F1 sprint in China -followed by A Double disqualification For him and Leclerc in the Grand Prix the next day – and Ferrari has not been at a speed since then.

Setups, tires and brakes were all concerns for Ferrari because it tried to get the best out of the car without repeating the mistakes that led to illegal wear on Hamilton's car soil in China.

Leclerc will go to his home race in Monaco on Sunday after a frustrating race on Sunday, but with eight more points than Hamilton and the only Grand Prix Podium -Finish for Ferrari this season.

Leclerc lost from a middle of the race under virtual security car restrictions and was annoyed when the team asked him to give Albon a place to control a potential punishment for the enforcement of the Williams driver from the route.

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