Lewis Hamilton has claimed that he made “solid progress” at the Italian Grand Prix as he raced at Monza for the first time as a Ferrari driver.

Hamilton made his first appearance at Monza as a Ferrari driver last weekend following his high-profile move from Mercedes last winter.

Lewis Hamilton makes ‘solid progress’ in first Italian GP with Ferrari

He entered the weekend with muted expectations having carried a five-place grid penalty into the Italian Grand Prix following a yellow-flag breach at the previous race in the Netherlands, where he also suffered his first retirement of the F1 2025 season.

Hamilton showed promising pace at Monza, topping Friday’s opening practice session before lapping just 0.117 seconds shy of teammate Charles Leclerc to claim fifth place in qualifying.

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