Having bullishly lined up on the Zandvoort grid speaking about beating McLaren in a two-pronged attack, Ferrari not only walked away from the Dutch GP with both cars in the Turn 3 wall, but Lewis Hamilton has a five-place penalty for the next race in Monza.
But rather than taking on his despondent pre-summer break attitude, the Briton says it was “tough” but there are “positives” to be had.
Lewis Hamilton: A result like today is tough to accept
Yet to secure a grand prix podium as a Ferrari driver, Hamilton went into F1’s summer break declaring he was “useless” and that Ferrari should “change driver” as he wasn’t doing the job.
But seemingly coming back with a more positive attitude, the seven-time World Champion called on Ferrari to use the strategy game to “beat” McLaren at the Dut