Lewis Hamilton has celebrated his P2 finish at the Canadian Grand Prix as his “happiest day at Ferrari so far”, with the seven-time World Champion left feeling “very light” after securing his best finish in his time with the squad.
After displaying good pace earlier in the weekend, Hamilton faced some disappointment in Saturday’s Sprint where he slipped back to a final result of P6.
Things went much more in the Briton’s favour come Sunday, however, as he made gains from P5 on the grid to eventually find himself battling against Red Bull’s Max Verstappen for second place.
Hamilton ultimately won the fight and could not hide his joy at securing P2, a result that comes after some ups and downs since his time with the Scuderia began in 2025.
“Oh man, it’s the happiest day of my days at Ferrari so far,” Hamilton beamed after the race. “It feels great to be able to put the Ferrari on the podium, and to get my first second place with the team as well in the main race, and this is my second podium as well.
“I’m just elated and so proud of the team for working so hard. I finally have the engineering team that I’ve been working towards. I think our car is great, the guys did a fantastic job over the winter to get the car where it is, and I think I understand it a lot better and much more comfortable with it.
“Whilst we’re not exactly where we want to be, to get a result like this capitalises [on]… we’ve got great reliability. This is awesome, and a big thanks to the team.”
Pushed on how personally satisfying the result is for him, Hamilton responded: “Honestly it’s the best feeling. I feel very light right now.
“I feel great in my body – physically I’m very, very strong, and clearly mentally in a good place and I arrived this weekend with mega energy, and I want to take this forwards.”
Hamilton’s P2 finish – along with a P4 for team mate Charles Leclerc – has also helped Ferrari to strengthen their hold on second place in the Teams’ Championship, with third-placed McLaren dropping back after ending the day with no points.
