Ferrari delay in moving Leclerc costly - Hamilton

"I'm here to win and i think this team can win," Hamilton said.

"We couldn't win this race but to win championships you have to pick up every point and the last few races have been difficult with penalties and stuff.

"And then today I lost several seconds behind Charles, which I think ultimately could have made the difference in the end.

"My goal is to try and lead this team to the championship. We've got some work to do, for sure."

He contrasted Ferrari's actions with those of Mercedes.

With Russell in second, and caught by his team-mate Antonelli and the two Ferraris behind, Mercedes ordered the Briton out of the way of his team-mate late in the race. That was to ensure Antonelli lost no time and consolidated second place.

Hamilton said: "What's clear is I'm looking at them and seeing Mercedes. They executed. They got the car, they are fighting for the championship and did it straight away.

"Here, sitting back, it's something that we need to discuss."

Ferrari team principal Frederic Vasseur said: "If I look at the race now, I can do it frankly, but my issue is that we didn't tell Lewis that we were expecting him to go to the end, and it was not a matter of pushing.

"We didn't want to tell [Hamilton] the strategy at this stage, because we didn't want to disclose it to the competitors, because we wanted to keep him on track until the end [of the race].

"He was able to keep Antonelli behind him, and I think it would have been the right call. Charles was supposed to pit. We extended one lap, and it was a kind of confusion, but I'm not worried about this - everybody will be back in the briefing, they will have a clear picture about the race."

Hamilton also urged Ferrari to upgrade their engine as soon as possible.

"The one thing I'm definitely really proud of the team for bringing an upgrade here this weekend.," he said.

"We are getting closer to them, but it's just half a season we've been down in power.

"We really need to pick up the power if we're going to be anywhere near trying to fight for them, closing the gap to them."

He said Ferrari were losing 0.4secs on the straights to Mercedes at Zandvoort.