'Never felt so good' - Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton celebrates P4 in Montreal at Canadian Grand Prix

Lewis Hamilton celebrated fourth place on the grid at the Canadian Grand Prix, saying it reminded him of his early Formula 1 success. Seven-time champion Hamilton has struggled with his redesigned Mercedes in 2022 and is well off the pace for the drivers’ championship. Ad/> He also trailed the quickest competitors in all three practice sessions, suggesting the German team were facing another difficult weekend.

Canadian Grand PrixVerstappen impresses to take pole position in Canadian Grand Prix qualifying5 HOURS AGO However, in wet conditions Hamilton was able to secure fourth, and teammate George Russell claimed seventh despite sliding off the track late on using slicks while the track was still wet. Talking to Sky Sports, Hamilton said: “I feel so happy. P4 has never has never felt so good, if I’m being honest.

Maybe when I was in my first year in racing. This feels like that, particularly because I’ve had a really difficult year. “To go through all of what we were facing today, it was difficult for everyone out there.

So happy to be in this position. Everyone’s working so hard, constantly facing challenges with this car.” Verstappen impresses to take pole position in Canadian Grand Prix qualifying Alonso quickest at Montreal FP3, Red Bull trail in wet conditions 'I think I will attack Max on the first corner' — Alonso plans Verstappen challenge Hamilton explained how the situation had been improved. “We did a lot of work overnight,” he stated.

“We went two different directions yesterday just to try and get the information. George’s way just happened to be a lot better, so the car didn’t feel great in that session. “I think tomorrow we should be in a much better position.