Lewis Hamilton said his British Grand Prix Sprint pole came as an "amazing surprise" but now believes his Ferrari is quick enough to claim victory at Silverstone in Saturday's shortened race, APA reports citing Sky Sports.
The seven-time world champion had been highly pessimistic about his chances at his home race on Thursday, but answered his doubters by topping practice before edging Mercedes' championship leader Kimi Antonelli to pole by just 0.011 seconds.
Hamilton claimed his first Grand Prix victory for Ferrari in Barcelona last month, but it was followed by a disappointing weekend in Austria, where the Italian team's upgraded engine - introduced after concerns it lacked the power of Mercedes' and Red Bull's - struggled in the hot conditions.
Hamilton said: "We're ahead of a Mercedes and the Red Bull, they have so much power these guys."
"They've been doing amazing all year, the boys in blue [Mercedes] this weekend, these champs, but my team won't let up, they'll keep pushing, and that's what I'm so proud of.
"It won't always be like this, but we didn't expect coming to Silverstone that we'd be competing for the front row, we really, really didn't, so, this is an amazing surprise. I'm ecstatic."
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