F1 pundit Billy♊ Monger believes Lewis Hamilton’s performance across the Chinese😼 Grand Prix weekend should give him a “big confidence boost”.

Hamilton dominated t🦹he sprint element of the𓂃 weekend.

The seven-time world champion took pole in sprint qualifying before dominating the Saturday sprint race by over six seco🍬nds.

He then backed it up by out-qualifying teammate 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Charles Leclerc in qualifying albeit for fifth on the grid.

While Hamilton lacked outright pace in the race, it was a more encouraging weekend for him re💎lative to the season-opening Australian Grand Prix.

Hamilton and Lꦜeclerc were disqualified from the fi⭕nal race results for two different technical infringements.

Hamilton’s plank underneath his car ไwas deemed too worn, while Leclerc’s car was 1kg und▨erweight after the race.

, Monger explained why Hamilton should be encouraged by his weekend in Shanghai despite his disqualification.

“It was great to see Lewi♉s win in his second actual race for Ferrari because there’s been a lot of talk around that move,” Monꦜger said.

“It’s been one of the bigges🍸t things that has happen꧃ed in Formula 1 across the entirety of the sport really seeing Lewis Hamilton, a seven-time world champion, in a Ferrari.

“It was a really strong weekend for Lewis and although the result forꦜ the main grand prix has gone out of the window with being disqualified it will be a big confidence boost anꩵd his relationship with the team.

“Moving to a new team can be tough but he’s obviously proved when they get it right he’s capaꦗౠble of winning races which he’s gone there to do.”

A tough start to F1 2025 for Ferrari

Fer🐼rari sit level on points with Willia♑ms after two races in 2025.

In Australia, Ferrari were the fourth-fastest team behinꦅd McLaren, Red Bull and Mercedes.

Howeve🐟r, poor strategy calls on the pit wall thwarted anౠy chance of a big result.

Ferrari kept both drivers out on slick tyres du꧑ring wet conditions, and when they finalꦛly decided to stop, they dropped well down the order.

China proved to be a mixed weekend overall.

Hamilton showed lightning pace during the sprint, but Ferrari weren’t a match for either McLaren or Mercedes in the grand prix♈.

Even 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Max Verstappen was able to overtake Lec🅠lerc in the closing laps.