F1Lewis Hamilton insists fourth place in Austin is ‘amazing result’Hamilton was impressed with how Ferrari managed to end the weekend on a positive noteMichael JonesMonday 20 October 2025 07:33 BSTCommentsopen image in galleryLewis Hamilton finished fourth at the Austin Grand Prix in the United States (Getty Images)Join the Miguel Delaney: Inside Football newsletter and get behind-the-scenes access and unrivalled insightJoin the Miguel Delaney: Inside Football newsletterJoin the Miguel Delaney: Inside Football newsletterEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy noticeLewis Hamilton says that Ferrari’s performance at the Austin Grand Prix was ‘an amazing result’ after he and teammates Charles Leclerc finished fourth and third respectively.
Despite underperforming in Saturday’s sprint race, the Prancing Horse found good pace during the Grand Prix with Hamilton moving up to fourth during the race on Sunday having overtaken former Mercedes teammate George Russell.Leclerec battled against McLaren’s Lando Norris but couldn’t make it past the title challenger and instead had to settle for third place though he was awarded driver of the day for his efforts. Red Bull’s Max Verstappen claimed victory and added more points to his sprint race win meaning he is only 40 points behind drivers’ championship leader Oscar Piastri in his pursuit of a fifth world title.
RecommendedOscar Piastri bullish over F1 title chances: ‘I’d rather be where I am’Max Verstappen closes in on stunning F1 title comeback after perfect weekend in AustinF1 standings after US Grand Prix as Lando Norris closes gap to Oscar Piastri“Yeah, a good result – an amazing result for the team,” Hamilton mused following the race. “Third and fourth, good points.
It’s great to finish ahead of the Mercedes team, to get those points and even ahead of a McLaren. Definitely a positive.“Going forwards, even after a bad start.
Lots and lots of positives to take from it and naturally I want to be further up but we’re definitely on the right path.”open image in galleryLewis Hamilton finished fourth at the Austin Grand Prix (REUTERS)Hamilton was then asked whether he had any regrets over Ferrari’s strategy to send Leclerc out on soft tyres first but the 40-year-old decided to look at the overall positives of Ferrari’s gameplan.“I think it was clearly the quickest strategy in the end,” he explained. “Before Charles’ stop I was right with him but to come out 10 seconds behind was far too big a deficit for me to try and catch and I couldn’t close the gap at all.
“That was a bit unfortunate but considering we haven’t been upgrading the car for us to be kind of in the fight shows that the team has done a great job this weekend. We’re so close but I’ve not got that podium and I’ll keep trying.”More aboutLewis HamiltonFerrariCharles LeclercMax VerstappenJoin our commenting forumJoin thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their repliesCommentsMost popularPopular videosBulletinRead next
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