Lewis Hamilton deals Ferrari Miami blow

Lewis Hamilton has dealt Ferrari a blow at the Miami Grand Prix, by revealing that the SF-25 is once again "just lacking speed" 

The seven-time world champion qualified in seventh for the Miami sprint race but over five-tenths of a second slower than polesitter Kimi Antonelli. 

Hamilton was also slower than team-mate Charles Leclerc, who, like the Briton, complained of the car's lack of pace. 

Ferrari again found themselves as the fourth quickest team, with Hamilton having felt better in the car during practice than sprint qualifying.

"I thought it was a better session," said Hamilton. "P1 (free practice) was probably a bit better, the car was a bit nicer to drive in P1. But, yeah, we're just lacking speed. I just keep working on from there."

Overtaking is challenging at the Miami International Autodrome; however, it has been proven to be possible. 

Whilst this is the case, the 40-year-old is not optimistic about making places during the sprint race. 

"Not really, I think all the cars ahead are faster," he admitted. "So, yeah, I don't really know what else to say."

Following the sprint race on Saturday, Ferrari does have the opportunity to make adjustments to Hamilton's car, before parc fermé re-closes before qualifying. 

The Maranello-based outfit does have things to try; however, Hamilton is aware there is no guarantee it will improve the performance.

"There's always ideas, whether they're going to be right or not," added Hamilton. "But there's definitely learnings to take from today, set up changes we made and how the car behaved.

"There's definitely work to do to pick up speed going into the rest of the weekend."