Hamilton aims for 90 as Ferrari brace for more pain - Formule One news
The HinduFerrari fans are having a wretched time this season so it may be just as well that Sunday's Italian Grand Prix will be run without spectators. Even if a clampdown on engine modes slows Mercedes' Formula One leader Lewis Hamilton, chasing his 90th career win, the locals can expect little cheer as they watch from afar due to COVID-19 restrictions. The last time Ferrari failed to score at Monza was in 2005, when only the top eight took points but Michael Schumacher still finished 10th. “We are not as strong as we would like to be so we need to stay optimistic and see the good things, even if at the moment there are not many.” Hamilton, 47 points clear of Red Bull's Max Verstappen and heading for a seventh world title, is a five times winner at Monza. Another victory, his sixth in eight races, would line the Briton up to equal Schumacher's record 91 wins at Mugello, a Ferrari-owned track hosting a grand prix for the first time to celebrate the Italian team's 1,000th race.