An understandably emotional Lewis Hamilton apologised that \u201cI keep talking\u201d as he addressed Ferrari, his family and his fans after the chequered flag in Barcelona.<\/p>\n
Hamilton<\/a> has been in resurgent form over the past month, and reached a new milestone at the Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix by taking his first win in Ferrari colours. Hamilton\u2019s full post-race team radio transcript has emerged, as he reacted to the achievement.<\/p>\n Lewis Hamilton Ferrari radio transcript after Barcelona victory<\/p>\n Want more PlanetF1.com coverage? Add us as a preferred source on Google to your favourites list<\/a> for news you can trust.<\/p>\n Hamilton went for a three-stop strategy in Barcelona, a decision which paid off in a major way.<\/p>\n With track position at the time Fernando Alonso\u2019s Aston Martin came to a stop, Hamilton was able to pit under the resulting Virtual Safety Car. He boxed and returned to the track still P1, ahead of the Mercedes.<\/p>\n Hamilton pulled away from there to win by 19.5 seconds from George Russell.<\/p>\n Such was Hamilton\u2019s pace ahead of that VSC, Martin Brundle felt that the Ferrari driver would have still won the race on his three-stopper without it.<\/p>\n For Hamilton, his recent performances are night and day compared to an underwhelming first season with Ferrari. After back-to-back P2s in Montreal and Monaco, Hamilton has taken the next step by becoming a Ferrari Grand Prix winner.<\/p>\n A standout feature of Hamilton\u2019s resurgence has been his positive relationship with new race engineer Carlo Santi, who could be heard congratulating his driver over team radio after the chequered flag in Barcelona.<\/p>\n Ferrari team principal Fred Vasseur also made an appearance to acknowledge \u2018Luigi\u2019 on his achievement.<\/p>\n Hamilton\u2019s emotional response played out, in full, as below:<\/p>\n \u201cWoo! Ciao ragazzi.<\/p>\n \u201cGrazie a tutti a Maranello.<\/p>\n \u201cThank you so much. You helped me achieve this dream and I just can\u2019t thank you enough. Thank you for everyone pushing so hard back at home. I\u2019m so proud of you.<\/p>\n \u201cAnd to my family, I love you.<\/p>\n \u201cAnd to the fans, thank you for continuing to remind me who I am. Couldn\u2019t have done this without you. Grazie.<\/p>\n \u201cLet\u2019s go! Forza Ferrari! Forza Ferrari!\u201d<\/p>\n Hamilton added: \u201cGuys, thank you for those great pit-stops as well.<\/p>\n \u201cSorry I keep talking! I\u2019m so proud of you, thank you.\u201d<\/p>\n More on Lewis Hamilton from PlanetF1.com<\/p>\n Lewis Hamilton burning question answered by Brundle after Barcelona win<\/a><\/p>\n The data behind Lewis Hamilton\u2019s first Ferrari win as VSC debate settled<\/a><\/p>\n Having spoken of the fans reminding him who he is, Hamilton, in the post-race press conference, was asked whether he believes that he has reminded Ferrari who he is with this upturn in form.<\/p>\n \u201cI don\u2019t really feel that I\u2019ve had to remind the team,\u201d he replied. \u201cThey\u2019ve been so kind. You come back to the garage after a difficult race and they just say like, \u2018Don\u2019t worry, next time.\u2019 They\u2019re just so supportive through it all.<\/p>\n \u201cBut for sure, results like this change everything and for sure reinstate, if there is a lack of confidence, reinstates it all.<\/p>\n \u201cAnd I hope that this was a convincing gap and race, but I think it\u2019s been happening over the last few races. The changes that I\u2019ve asked for and pushed for all last year have been made and I now have the right team around me, I now have the right car around me, and now I can start doing what I do best.\u201d<\/p>\n Hamilton is up to second in the Drivers\u2019 standings<\/a> after Barcelona. He is 41 points behind Championship leader Kimi Antonelli.<\/p>\n Want to be the first to know exclusive information from the F1 paddock? Join our broadcast channel on WhatsApp<\/a> to get the scoop on the latest developments from our team of accredited journalists.<\/p>\n You can also subscribe to the PlanetF1 YouTube channel<\/a> for exclusive features, hear from our paddock journalists with stories from the heart of Formula 1 and much more!<\/p>\n