Hamilton confident he can have dream British GP weekend after claiming pole for sprint race

[p]Hamilton will start at the very front of the field in Saturday's sprint race at Silverstone after out-qualifying championship leader Kimi Antonelli by 0.010s on home turf.[/p][p]It was the latest of many impressive displays from the Ferrari man this season, further establishing his return to form after a disappointing few years, and he said afterwards that he was "so, so happy," not least because the need to manage battery power didn't cause the issues he'd feared.[/p][embed guid="05d67ae7-7558-45d7-ad4b-6cf57c3d5075" url="https://x.com/F1/status/2073091529866904061" social-type="twitter" /][p]He then went on to hail the work Ferrari have been doing to close the gap to Mercedes since the start of the season.[/p][p][b]"I want to bring it back to everyone back at the factory, because - I can't say it enough - they're pushing,"[/b] he said[/p][p][b]"Last year, we were stuck in a rut, not a lot we could do, and now they're finding things and adding things to car, and every single weekend they're bringing small little bits and adding performance to this car.[/b][/p][p]"It felt awesome. Silverstone track is the best track to drive."[/p][embed guid="cc9e1817-fe45-4ab9-86ff-5ec706f9d920" url="https://x.com/F1/status/2073085943095959879" social-type="twitter" /][p]The goal now will be for the 41-year-old to convert pole into a sprint race victory and remain at the front for qualifying for the main race and that race itself.[/p][p]His reward would be a 10th victory at his home race, and he's feeling good.[/p][p][b]"The car felt great on the long run, to be honest,"[/b] he said.[/p][p][b]"It's going to be tough with these guys, they're very very close, but I don't think it's impossible, and we're in a great position...[/b][/p][p][b]"It won't be easy to keep a Mercedes or Red Bull engine behind, but I'm going to give absolutely everything for these fans."[/b][/p]