Lewis Hamilton made the Tifosi vibrate in Imala

Although there was no local victory, the advance of the English from 12th to fourth was held by the red tide that filled the Enzo and Dino Ferrari autodrome.

His countenance was different. On Saturday, after the classification, it was serious and you had to make an effort to listen to the whisper of their answers. Sunday, everything was different. Smiles and firmer voice. In 24 hours, everything changed for Lewis Hamilton. The English lived his first career in Italy as Ferrari pilot and was, perhaps, the most prominent pilot of the day with his advance from 12th to fourth.

“The car felt great, the team did a fantastic job and I think we are getting little by little. The whole team was calm, even in the execution of the strategy and stop in boxes. In general, it was an exceptional career. I hoped to take a few more turns, because perhaps I would even have risen to the podium, ”confessed the heptacampeón. On Saturday, after the qualy in which the two SF-25 had been left out in Q2 and, for example, the Aston Martin were in Q3, the English had told AM850.com that they had to wait for the race, before the consultation of whether it was a step back of the rose or in front of the English. Hamilton was right, because he had also warned that the strong Italian cars is at the race pace.

“I am very happy, the mood of the fans was incredible. I did not know what to expect, I don’t know how many people came, but I think there was a huge crowd at the end, one of the greatest I’ve seen here. Seeing so many people, with a huge Ferrari flag in curve 7, I found something classic, like when I saw Michael Schumacher run,” he closed.

Of course, Hamilton’s joy contrasted with the disappointment of his partner Charles Leclerc. The Monegasco ended sixth and even had to return the position to Alex Albon after a maneuver in which he threw outside the Thai. “It’s frustrating because we were doing a good career, but the two security cars arrived at the worst moment. I couldn’t stop because Lewis decided to enter boxes at the last moment, so I preferred not to risk. But things are so, it is disappointing,” said Monegasco. Not even the local career next week gives you hope: “I honestly do not have many expectations. It is a clue in which the classification is key and there will become more evident our problems. ”