Lewis Hamilton is hoping Ferrari 'turn up the heat' in Mercedes title pursuit

Lewis Hamilton, now racing for Ferrari, sits third in the F1 drivers' standings with 183 points, 59 points behind championship leader Kimi Antonelli heading into the Italian Grand Prix at Monza. Ferrari trails Mercedes by 87 points in the constructors' championship, with Mercedes holding eight wins to Ferrari's two, while McLaren's Lando Norris has won the last two races in Hungary and the Netherlands. Hamilton is calling on Ferrari to 'turn up the heat' on Mercedes, though the SF-26 is not considered ideally suited to Monza's high-speed layout due to its engine characteristics favouring tighter circuits.