Hamilton smashes skeptics: Triumph at Sprint in China!

Hamilton smashes skeptics: Triumph at Sprint in China!

Shanghai, China - Lewis Hamilton surprised its critics with an impressive sprint victory at the Grand Prix of China and clearly established itself in the Ferrari family. The seven -fold world champion crossed the finish line after 19 laps with a lead of almost seven seconds to Oscar Piatri (2nd/McLaren) and once again demonstrated his driver class. With this performance, the Brit was cemented its status and lit up after only taking up the tenth place in Melbourne's first race with Ferrari. Hamilton started from the pole position after he had set up a round record on the Shanghai International Circuit during the qualification rounds, such as Newsweek reports .

The British driver, who had celebrated numerous successes for Mercedes in the past, showed himself in his new Ferrari from the first moment and left no doubt that he is ready to fight for the title with his new team. "I think a lot of people underestimated how difficult it is to find their way around a new team," said Hamilton after the race and concluded questions from his critics who doubted his ability to assert themselves in the new environment. "It felt great to be on the right track in this weekend," he added and praised his team for the excellent work in the fine tuning of his car. This is also confirmed by Red Bull, had to struggle with degrading tires.