Hamilton wrestles with 'difficult moments' in impressive Belgian GP recovery

The Friday and Saturday of the Belgian GP weekend were not the best for Lewis Hamilton. Ferrari brought upgrades but only had one practice session to test them as it was a sprint weekend. On Saturday, Hamilton was knocked out in Q1 after having a lap time deleted, thus ending his grand prix qualifying run.

However, on Sunday, he was able to quickly carve through the field after starting from the pit lane. In only a few laps, he managed to get up to 13th and then, after the right call to come into the pits, he managed to get up into the points and finish the race in P7.

Posting on his Instagram, he said, "Pit lane to P7 ~ We were faced with some difficult moments, so to finish on a high note gives me real confidence heading into Budapest. Big thanks to everyone at the track for the massive effort, and the team back at Maranello for their continued hard work. This upgrade is a really positive step forward, and I’m excited to explore it more next week. Now time to build momentum from here ✌🏾"

This weekend is the Hungarian Grand Prix. Last year, Hamilton finished on the podium in third place.