Overview
- Hamilton finished fourth in both the Sprint and the Grand Prix at COTA, as Charles Leclerc’s podium helped Ferrari cut Mercedes’ lead to seven points.
- His Sprint included an assertive overtake on teammate Charles Leclerc into Turn 12 on the way to P4.
- He said Ferrari corrected a Sprint setup misstep for Sunday and that pit strategy left him about ten seconds short of a podium shot.
- Nineteen races into his Ferrari tenure, he remains without a podium and is targeting a top-three finish while helping secure second in the Constructors’ standings.
- He identified qualifying execution as a recurring weakness and said recent positives form a trend he intends to analyze to extract more performance.