Lewis Hamilton feels optimistic he can end his podium drought in the final eight races of the 2025 Formula 1 season, Afrosport reports.
The seven-time world champion is yet to stand on the podium as a Ferrari driver ahead of this weekend’s Azerbaijan Grand Prix and has never gone through a season without finishing a race in the top three since making his F1 debut in 2007.
In contrast, his teammate Charles Leclerc has been on the podium five times this season, including second place at his home race in Monaco.
Hamilton however admitted that getting a race win is still a bit of a stretch.
“A win is a bit far-fetched considering I’ve been sixth, seventh and eighth for most of the season,” the 40-year-old said.
“I would love to get a podium for the team at some stage, Charles has had five of them.
“I feel optimistic coming into the weekend. I feel like I’ve found a couple of things and now I need to work on extracting them. So I really hope that this weekend can be the start of that.”
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Hamilton is sixth on the drivers’ championship standings, 46 points behind teammate Leclerc who is fifth while he is 207 points behind leader Oscar Piastri.
