Hamilton now a villain turned hero for Tifosi

FERRARI STAR PROMISING TO GIVE HIS ALL FOR FANS

- By Daniel Moxon

FOR years he was the villain who denied Ferrari success at Monza so many times.

Lewis Hamilton was even booed on the podium by the Italian team’s ferocious fans.

But the Tifosi are firmly onside these days as the seven-time champion aims to make the locals proud this weekend.

Hamilton, 40, said: “My first Monza in a Ferrari, in red, when I leave the garage tomorrow. It’s going to be incredibly special coming on to this circuit.

“I just really reflect on when I was a kid watching Michael Schumacher winning here. Now I get to have that opportunity, that experience of being on the receiving end of the Tifosi.