Madness for Hamilton and Leclerc in Milan and Lewis takes his mother to the balcony

No matter the number of years Ferrari He has not won a title in F1 (since 2008 in Constructors, 2007 in drivers). It doesn’t matter that the leader of the F1 World Championship is Italian. The ‘tifosi’ were, are and will always be there. Nobody changes their shirt. Not to mention Mercedes. The ‘tifosi’ continue to support the ‘rossa’ to the maximum, believing that it is possible to win.

Their feeling is inexplicable towards an F1 team that they feel is the closest thing to a national football team. And this year, with a good car that allows them to be close to Mercedes, the Italian fans They once again gave a warm welcome to their drivers in the heart of Milan before a crucial weekend: the 2026 F1 Italian GP.

In it Palazzo Realebefore the majestic Duomo from the capital of the Lombardy, Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc, as they did last year, they gave themselves a real mass bath in front of thousands and thousands of local fans shortly before the start of the Italian F1 GP this weekend.

And there, when they went out to the balcony, in front of their so passionate ‘tifosi’, They promised to fight with everything on Sunday in search of a victory that is often said to always save a little of the Ferrari season.whatever happens next, before knowing if they will be able to definitively fight for the crown against Kimi Antonelli, Mercedes and a reborn Norris with his McLaren.

Among the thousands of fans dressed in red there was even a fan dressed as a Pope in a Ferrari version and hundreds of banners to cheer on Leclerc and Lewis, both eager to take to the track at Monza this Friday with a Ferrari that arrives with a significant engine upgrade and new fuel. Everything, to try to achieve something more than a victory in the ‘Temple of Speed’.

“You never get used to this. We will do everything possible to make you happy,” said Leclerc in an event televised by ‘Sky Sport Italia’, in clear reference to the victory in Monza.

“We will give everything to try,” said Hamilton, who even dared to say something in Italian: “Sorry for my Italian, but you are the best,” said the 7 times world championwho came so high that even climbed up to his mother, Carmen Larbalestier, to the balcony so that all the ‘tifosi’ could see her and give her all their passion.

“It’s fantastic, being here is something wonderful,” said the Briton, amazed at the madness of the Ferrari fans.

“I look forward because we have a goal, that of returning Ferrari to the top. I hope that this weekend we can fight for victory,” Hamilton said in statements reported by ‘Sky’.

“We believe in it. We will give everything to occupy the two highest steps of the podium,” commented Charles, looking towards a possible double.

“I hope we can give you great joy,” added Charles, before a Lewis who remembered the opportunity lost last year by Ferrari to win at Monza against a Verstappen who no one expected to dominate on that track. He did magic. This time, Hamilton and Leclerc believe they have a second chance, especially in a race in which leader Kimi Antonelli will leave behind due to suspension (due to engine change). They don’t want to waste it.