Lewis Hamilton was left satisfied with a \u201cbetter\u201d feeling Ferrari in Qualifying for the British Grand Prix, with the seven-time World Champion not giving up on a podium after taking P5 despite earlier looking to be in the fight for pole.<\/p>\n
After hinting at good pace earlier in the weekend \u2013 having set the pace in the weekend\u2019s opening practice session \u2013 Hamilton<\/a> followed this up by going fastest during Q2, sparking celebratory scenes amongst his fans in the crowd.<\/p>\n The Briton went on to claim P2 during the first runs of Q3 but was not able to improve, leaving him in a final position of fifth<\/a>.<\/p>\n Reflecting back on his final effort, Hamilton said: \u201cThe lap was pretty decent at the end and then I lost a bit of time in the last corner, which probably would have put me on the front row or at least third.<\/p>\n \u201cWe were right on the knife edge I think, other than that squeezed everything I could out the car.\u201d<\/p>\n Pushed on whether he is taking the positives from being in the position to fight again as he continues to adapt to the SF-25, the 40-year-old responded: \u201cI definitely feel a lot better in the car this weekend.<\/p>\n \u201cThis track is incredible, the crowd\u2019s been amazing but we needed just a little bit more, like another tenth of performance in the car just to nudge us a little bit closer to the front guys.\u201d<\/p>\n And while he is not starting as far up the order as he might have liked, Hamilton has not given up on dreaming of a podium at his home event.<\/p>\n \u201cOf course, I\u2019ll dream of it tonight and I\u2019ll try and execute tomorrow,\u201d he explained. \u201cI think the weather\u2019s going to be interesting, I\u2019d imagine it\u2019s dry probably for the race but it would be cool if it\u2019s drizzling or\u2026 yeah, we\u2019ll see.\u201d<\/p>\n