{"id":766518,"date":"2026-06-28T09:56:16","date_gmt":"2026-06-28T09:56:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/766518\/"},"modified":"2026-06-28T09:56:16","modified_gmt":"2026-06-28T09:56:16","slug":"how-lewis-hamilton-thinks-ferrari-can-beat-mercedes-in-f1-austrian-gp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/766518\/","title":{"rendered":"How Lewis Hamilton thinks Ferrari can beat Mercedes in F1 Austrian GP"},"content":{"rendered":"

Lewis Hamilton<\/a> is hoping to work collaboratively with Ferrari<\/a> team-mate Charles Leclerc<\/a> to beat polesitter George Russell<\/a> in the Formula 1 Austrian Grand Prix.<\/p>\n

The Mercedes driver took his fourth pole of 2026 at the Red Bull Ring on Saturday<\/a>, pipping Leclerc with Hamilton lining up in third ahead of Russell\u2019s stablemate Kimi Antonelli<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Ferrari exceeded expectations in qualifying after lagging significantly behind Mercedes in practice, but its drivers\u00a0benefitted from setting their lap before Max Verstappen<\/a>\u2019s late crash.<\/p>\n

That forced provisional polesitter Antonelli to abort his final lap, while Russell managed to just sneak his in, so the Scuderia is aware that it still holds a pace deficit to the Silver Arrows.<\/p>\n

It is for said reason that Hamilton is hoping to team up with Leclerc to topple Russell, with a two-stop strategy on medium and hard rubber looking optimal for Sunday\u2019s hot race.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The seven-time world champion said: \u201cThis weekend we\u2019ve not been confident that we could fight for a win. These guys have been six tenths quicker than us most of the weekend.<\/p>\n

\"Lewis <\/p>\n

Lewis Hamilton, Ferrari<\/p>\n

Photo by: Eric Le Galliot<\/p>\n

\u201cWe closed the gap overnight, but we still are three tenths down, or two-and-a-bit tenths down, today. It\u2019s going to be very tough to challenge them tomorrow, but with a long run down to Turn 3, hopefully together we can.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s great having Charles here as well, because we can hopefully work together in a strategy and try to apply pressure to them.\u201d<\/p>\n

So Hamilton is aware that the high-speed Austrian track will suit Mercedes more with its superior engine, making a repeat of his Barcelona win last time out quite unlikely.<\/p>\n

But Russell knows that if his former Mercedes team-mate and Leclerc do work together, he\u2019ll have a tough job of securing his second win of the campaign – particularly with championship leader Antonelli also on the second row.<\/p>\n

\u201cThese guys are super-fast and it\u2019s going to be a challenge having the two of them nearby,\u201d said Russell. \u201cWe saw Lewis in Barcelona, how great his pace was.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think it will be challenging for them to overtake us in the straights because we\u2019ve got the straight-line advantage, but they\u2019ve got the advantage in the corners.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd if they\u2019re splitting the strategy or putting us under pressure, it may be difficult to hold on to. And, of course,\u00a0Kimi is going to be super-fast.\u201d<\/p>\n

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