LEW'S IN LA-LA LANDO

LEWIS HAMILTON'S hopes of stopping fellow Brit Lando Norris' title charge rest on whether Ferrari can get their act together.

- DAN MOXON

Their dramatic double disqualification in Shanghai last Sunday was not only one of the low points in the Scuderia's rich history but also took the gloss off Hamilton's first win in red a day earlier in the sprint race.

And former McLaren star Juan Pablo Montoya (below) can't see Ferrari catching his old team if they don't make vast and swift improvements.

He said: "You can't count Lewis out of anything this year yet but the question is how Ferrari reacts.

"You can tell they're not far off but they're not where McLaren is. They're like two upgrades away from being good, two steps behind."

The disqualifications left Hamilton and team-mate Charles Leclerc ninth and 10th in the drivers' standings, neither having yet amassed a double-figure points total.