Lewis Ham🐟ilton has hit back at critics for “yapping” following his first win with Ferrari🎀 in the F1 Chinese Grand Prix sprint race.

Hamilton dominated the 1༒9-lap race on Saturday in Shanghai, winning the sprint from pole position.

The seven-time world champion controlled the race from the front, leading into Turn 1 ahead of 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Max Verstappen.

After resisting an early charge from Verstappen, Hamilton opened up a six-second gap over168澳洲5最新开奖结果: Oscar Piastri by the end of the race.

It’s a remarkable improvement from Hamilton and Ferrari, w⭕ho struggled during the season-opening Australౠian Grand Prix.

Speaking after his first win in Ferrari red, Hamilton to🥂ok aim at some of his critics.

“Today I woke up feeling great. The weather is beautiful he𓂃re in Shanghai. We know we have this amazing crowd❀,” Hamilton said.

“The first race was difficult and I really do feel that a lot of people underestimated the steep climb it is to get into a new team, to become acclimatised within the team, understanding and communication. All sorts of things. The amount of crꦑitics and people I have heard yapping along the way just clearly not understanding, maybe because they’ve never had the experience or unaware.

“It’s felt great to 🐓come here and feel more comfortable in the car because in Melbourne I really didn’t feel comfortable in the car. From lap one this we🌺ekend, really feeling on it.

“We’ve done a great job with the engineers, the mechanics have done a great job to rea🦂lly fine-tune the car. It felt great today. I got a good start and there’s so much grip on this tarmac so it’☂s hard to look after these tyres - but everyone was struggling the same.”

A “masterclass” from 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Lewis Hamilton

Sky Sports F1 commentator Martin Brundle 🔯lauded Hamilton for his drive in China, labelling it as a “masterclass”.

“It was a masterc𝄹lass. G⛎ot it off the line and that was where the race was won, even in Qualifying yesterday actually,” Brundle added.

“He got track position and was thr🦋owing hot, turbulent air toward🌠s your rivals on a day where tyres are beyond the limit.”

Remarkably, it’s 🌟Hamilton’s first sprint race win, having failed to win any of them during his Mercedes stint.

Similarly, it’s Ferrari’s first-ever sprint victor😼y.