Hamilton ended his 11-year stint at Mercedes in 2024, becoming a member of Ferrari for the 2025 season.
The 40-year-old’s debut season in purple has been troublesome, with Hamilton sixth within the standings.
“There’s simply been a lot to do and a lot to be taught. It is undoubtedly robust once we’re all working for one thing and you then fall again,” he stated.
“It is like we’re climbing up a mountain, you then arrive on the weekend and also you sort of slip a number of steps again or 10 steps again. You need to then get again up and take a look at once more the following time.
“I’ve backed this crew 100% and I again myself 100%. I do know that once we get issues proper, it may be wonderful, and I can not await that second as a result of I might like to see what you are going to write after that.
“I really consider that is what is going on to occur. I am simply not dropping sight of that, even by way of the troublesome days that we have had.”
Hamilton gained the dash race on the second grand prix of the season in China however has didn’t land a podium end this 12 months. Workforce-mate Leclerc has scored seven podiums.
However the novelty of racing for Ferrari has not waned for Hamilton.
“I nonetheless pinch myself, truthfully, that I am in purple, that I get to drive a Ferrari and get to symbolize so many of those wonderful people who you aren’t getting to see again on the manufacturing unit,” he stated.
“I joined this crew figuring out full nicely that it takes time to steer a ship in a unique course.
“This can be a enormous factor. It is an enormous organisation. There’s so many shifting components. You may’t repair it within the click on of a finger. It takes actual time.
“It is not been what any of us needed by way of a season, with the troubles that we have had and the outcomes that we have had. We have simply continued to push on, full steam.”
Regardless of his difficulties, Hamilton says his first marketing campaign at Ferrari has “jogged my memory how resilient I’m”.
“I again this crew 100%, I again myself 100% and I do know that once we get issues proper it will be wonderful,” stated Hamilton.
“I can not await that second and I really consider that may occur and I’m not dropping sight of that even with all of the troublesome days we’ve got had.”
Leclerc stated Elkann known as him on the morning after the Sao Paulo GP to inform him he was planning to make the feedback.
“John known as me to catch up and stated the message he needed to ship was a optimistic one, that we need to do higher,” Leclerc stated.
“I’ve at all times tried my finest. I’ll attempt to do higher. That’s the precedence within the crew and what we need to do.”













