Hamilton reveals Leclerc adopted his setup approach ahead of British GP victory

Much has been made of Hamilton's 'old-school' approach, with the Briton abandoning the tool since his maiden Ferrari podium in China, following that up with P2 finishes in Montreal and Monaco, and his first-ever win in red in Barcelona.

Leclerc, on the other hand, has struggled to get to grips with Ferrari's 2026 challenger, and with Hamilton a lot happier in the new generation of cars, the Monegasque has also moved onto the Briton's brake configuration following a crash at his home race.

The Monaco crash was one in a series of errors or incidents involving Leclerc, having spun on the last lap in Miami and suffered a Q3 crash in Barcelona. Now though, the 28-year-old hopes to get back at Hamilton, and get his season back on track, after victory at Silverstone.

Speaking to media, including GPblog, after the win, Leclerc said: "It means a lot. It means a lot because when things get tough, and that's literally the situation I've been in the last few races, obviously there's a lot of negativity around me in general, with narratives being created, and it's never a nice environment to work in.

When asked how much confidence Ferrari can take from their P1 and P3 finish at Silverstone to the Belgian GP in two weeks' time, particularly given a lack of optimism heading into the British GP, Hamilton revealed how Leclerc had moved towards his set up approach throughout the weekend, adding he was glad the "direction that I have pushed for is paying off."

Hamilton said: "Up until now, we really have been making such great progress. And what gives me confidence is coming into this weekend, the simulator said that we should start in a much different place with the set-up, and my engineers and I decided to stay within the direction that we would normally go.

Clearly frustrated with only finishing P3, and lacking race pace to his teammate, the seven-time world champion was nonetheless pleased with the level of performance from Ferrari - the Scuderia were expected to struggle given the energy-starved nature of the Silverstone circuit.

Hamilton said: "I mean, it's amazing. It's amazing to see the pace that we've had this weekend at this sort of circuit. We definitely didn't anticipate it. So just phenomenal to be strong weekend as a team and come away with really good points is really, really special. And a big, huge thanks to the team."