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Martin Brundle believes Lewis Hamilton can win F1 races this season if Ferrari makes significant improvements at the Miami Grand Prix. Hamilton currently sits fourth in the drivers' standings, trailing his teammate Charles Leclerc and championship leader Kimi Antonelli.
Martin Brundle has backed Lewis Hamilton to win F1 races this season ā provided Ferrari make a ābig stepā at the Miami Grand Prix this weekend.
With Mercedes leading the way after the opening three rounds, the enforced spring break has given teams time to try and close the gap, with tweaks to the regulations announced last week also threatening to reel in Kimi Antonelli and George Russell.
Ferrari have been Mercedesās closest rivals, with Hamilton picking up his first podium in Ferrari red at round two in China. Hamilton is currently fourth in the driversā standings, eight points behind teammate Charles Leclerc and 31 behind championship leader Kimi Antonelli.
Hamilton, 41, has voiced his approval of this new generation of cars ā in contrast to the ground-effect era of 2022-2025 ā and Brundle believes the seven-time world champion can win races if provided with a āsniffā of an opportunity.
"Lewis clearly enjoys these cars much more,ā Brundle told Sky Sportsā F1 Show podcast. "Ferrari is more competitive and I think again will make a big step for Miami.
"Lewis obviously prefers this type of car to the seasons we had with the ground-effect cars that were smashing against the ground and were quite brutal things, it didn't seem to suit his style.
"But just his mood and just the way he's going about it, he just seems a lot happier because Ferrari is more competitive.
"He's got to beat Charles Leclerc if he's going to win the world championship in the other Ferrari, and others.
"Let's see if he can sustain that. If there's a sniff of a victory, I think Lewis is still very much capable of taking that.ā