Lewis Hamilton welcomed a ‘World Class’ show from Ferrari to the Austrian Grand Prix on Saturday after Charles Leclerc took second place in the starting network and he followed fourth.

The session equalized the best of the Ferrari season in Monaco, even if Leclere was still more than half a second slower than the McLaren Paul Sati Lando Norris. McLaren’s championship leader Oscar piastri It will start third.

“Is a fantastic result. The team has really worked too far back in the factory to bring us a new floor this weekend“Seven times world champion Hamiltonwho joined Ferrari this season from Mercedes, Sky Sports Television told.

“My last lap was not perfect. I think if I had finished it, I would have been second, so there are very positive to get from that session.

“Also, I think it has been the best day operationally, especially through qualification. How the team worked. Only the time, the information we are getting in terms of traffic and positioning on the right track, I think it was really the best. Was the right world class“

Ferrari has not yet to win a Grand Prix this season, though Hamilton won a Sprint race in China in March, and the pressure has been on the rise for the Fred Vasseur team as their hopes for a first title since 2008.

Hamilton has not yet ended above than the fourth in a regular Grand Prix for Ferrari and now 12 races have gone without a podium.

The team, runner-up last year, is now the third in general and after McLaren and Mercedes.

“After all we continue to pull together and protect each other and block all the noise, and just keep our heads down,” Hamilton said.

“An extraordinary team. I’m working with Fred, we are working to put all the parts of the puzzle in the right place, but step by step. Cannot be done with a move.

“As soon as we continue to work on it, but I am really happy with the progress we are making“