Lewis Hamilton believes he is now starting "to see the fruits" of his 2025 Ferrari struggles after an upturn in form.
Hamilton scored his best Ferrari result to date in Canada with second place, and followed this up with another second in Monaco - the first time he has scored back-to-back podiums since Hungary and Belgium 2024 whilst at Mercedes.
He also scooped third in China and, after Monte Carlo, has climbed to second in the drivers' championship, two points ahead of George Russell.
It is the first time since the 2021 Abu Dhabi GP that Hamilton has been within the top two of the drivers' championship, after enduring a tricky handful of seasons, including 2025, where he failed to score a grand prix podium in his first season at Ferrari.
Detailing how the "ship" had turned, Hamilton explained that the woes of 2025 were finally starting to yield results.
"I came to a team that has everything it needs to succeed, but it is just putting the pieces of the puzzle in the right place, and I've been 100% committed to getting to that point," Hamilton told media, including RacingNews365.
"Fred [Vasseur, team principal] has been great when working with me and helping engineers, with the set-up being one million times better than it was last year, and I'm starting to see the fruits of driving the car last year, and I asked for certain things, and we have those today, for example, the suspension.
"So it is great to work with everyone to move the ship and steer it in the right direction, but there is still a way to go."
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