Hamilton is "not sure Ferrari wil be as close as" it is in Mexico on other circuits
Having delivered his best qualifying result with Ferrari so far in 2025, Lewis Hamilton revealed that he is not sure that the Scuderia will be able to maintain its fine form from Mexico at other circuits.
Following a strong display at last weekend’s United States Grand Prix, Ferrari seemingly managed to carry this form over to Mexico, crucially with both cars.
On the back of some strong lap times across the three practice sessions, Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton both arrived in Q3 with two fresh sets of soft tires and put them to good use.
The Monegasque grabbed provisional pole on the first runs with a staggering improvement. Although he managed to find even more time on his second hot lap, he did not have an answer to the pace of Lando Norris and had to settle for second place on the grid.
Lewis Hamilton sat out the opening practice as part of the requirement that forces each driver to hand over the car to a rookie driver twice across the season.
Despite missing FP1, the Briton managed to find a good setup for the unique requirement of the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez to back Leclerc up with his best Grand Prix Qualifying of the year.
Commenting on Ferrari's strong performance at Mexico City, Hamilton said: "I think this is a peculiar circuit, obviously, with the altitude, so we perhaps are closer than we would normally be, I would say.
"It’s difficult to say where we’ll be in the next races. I’m not sure we’ll be as close as we are. But I do think through those small improvements that Charles was talking about, that we’ve made — they make big differences.
"And it feels great to finally get into Q3 and be able to deliver good laps and be competitive. That’s been a problem all year, particularly on my side," added Hamilton.
Asked to reveal how special it is for him to have his best qualifying result so far with Ferrari in front of the passionate Mexican crowd, the Briton added: "Yeah, it’s beautiful. It’s really been amazing. Every time I come to Mexico, honestly, I’ve always felt very welcome. I really, really love the city. I mean, I grew up watching it in movies, and it’s even more beautiful in person, I would say.
"When you get into the city and see the restaurants, the lights that are hanging, it’s just got such a great feel to it. And then obviously we’ve been coming to this race, it’s been growing year on year, and I would say I’m pleasantly surprised to see the positive response that I get from the fans every year here. It’s something I’m incredibly grateful for. So, muchos gracias," concluded Hamilton.
