Lewis Hamilton Declares “I’m Back to My Best” After Chinese GP Masterclass

Lewis Hamilton achieved his career-best finish for Ferrari at the Chinese GP. Following his sprint victory in 2025, Hamilton picked up a podium finish this time around. Now, the 41-year-old is overjoyed with the positive results in Shanghai. The seven-time champion finally feels that he is back in his element and is looking forward to the upcoming races.

Ever after returning from the winter break, Lewis Hamilton felt more positive. The Briton started the new year on the right note. Moreover, he claimed that Ferrari’s start to 2026 was already better than the 2025 season. Now, Hamilton is understandably even more delighted after achieving his first podium finish with the Italian constructor after over one year of racing for them.

Reflecting on the Chinese GP and the 2026 season overall, Lewis Hamilton claimed that he felt that he was back to his best. Though Hamilton acknowledged there is still room for improvement, he is confident he will get there. Moreover, the 41-year-old revealed that he underwent the most intense training over the winter. Despite taking longer to recover from the training, he is feeling better than ever.

I definitely feel like I’m back to my best, both mentally and physically, yes. I still think there’s room to improve. Training this winter has been the heaviest and the most intense that I’ve ever had, and that probably comes hand in hand with being older. It takes longer to recover.

Lewis Hamilton said, as reported by RacingNews365.

Ultimately, Lewis Hamilton asserted that he managed to pull the new tools together to enhance his performance on track further. Moreover, Hamilton now had a new trainer who helped him train hard over the winter break to prepare for the challenge of the new regulations in 2026. The 41-year-old continued that Ferrari had great morale within the team.

But I’ve managed to pull these new tools together. I’ve got a great trainer that I’ve been working with in the past, but we worked together since Christmas Day. Then the time at the factory, obviously, a new engineer, and that’s obviously been a real good boost as well. Great morale within the team. And as I said, I just decided on Christmas Day how I was going to start this season.

Lewis Hamilton added.

Lewis Hamilton reveals “more to come” in the 2026 season

The 2026 season has just begun with two races being completed. The Briton has already achieved a P4 and P3 finish in the first couple of races, respectively. As such, after achieving such a great start to the season, Lewis Hamilton is confident that there is more to come, and his final form hasn’t been achieved yet.

Lewis Hamilton insisted that he knows what to do mentally in order to maximize performance on track. The 41-year-old will tweak his mindset and keep adapting to the situations. Hamilton believes there is more to come in his performances, claiming he can still eke out more performance from the SF-26 challenger. The seven-time champion said he is still learning about the process and hoping to improve in deployment and other aspects of the car.

I decided what I was going to do mentally, and I’m going to continue to tweak that. I do think there’s more to come. I think I can still eke out more performance from this car. I’m still learning about it as I go, particularly with deployment and that.

Lewis Hamilton noted.

For now, the regulations are proving to be difficult for the majority of the drivers. Despite the difficulties, Lewis Hamilton has kept up with his performances. Now, winning a race with Ferrari will be Hamilton’s next priority. Certainly, the Briton can finally contend for the championship under the new regulations if the Italian constructor manages to close the gap to Mercedes at the forefront in terms of pace.

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