F1, Lewis Hamilton gives up: harsh reflection on Ferrari and Red Bull
The Mercedes Englishman’s words after qualifying for the French GP are bitter.
The Mercedes Englishman’s words after qualifying for the French GP are bitter.
The Dutchman talks about qualifying for the French Grand Prix, and his performance difference from Leclerc.
The Spaniard will start on the last row at the French GP, but he helped Leclerc give Ferrari pole.
Despite their second and third places in qualifying, the Dutchman and teammate Perez show rather pulled smiles.
The frictions of the last Grand Prix, between the two drivers of the Rossa, seem to have been overcome after the Monegasque’s outstanding pole at Le Castellet.
The Monegasque will start with his Ferrari ahead of everyone: second is the Dutchman, on the second row are Sergio Perez and Lewis Hamilton.
The Haas German did not like the deterioration of the car between the first and second sessions.
The Spaniard is really pleased with the performance, but in the race he is expected to start from the back of the grid.
“It’s hard to understand the situation, it seemed to me that Red Bull did something different than we did.”
“The W13 is not brilliant on this track and we don’t know why.”
“Ferrari is very competitive, but it remains to be seen what work they have done on engine mapping.”
Ferrari’s Spanish driver will be penalized ten grid positions.
“It may happen that someone wins not in the right way, but this will not last long.”
“I hope to understand what is necessary to take the most points,” the outfielder stressed.
It is raced in France, and the Monegasque speaks clearly: “In recent years, the scenario has been complicated, even in terms of tire management.”
“Everyone knows, they didn’t let him win the eighth title because of what happened in Abu Dhabi.”
The Spanish driver gave his opinion on the Reds’ difficulties in the first meters of the race.
The upcoming French GP will be race number 300 in the Englishman’s career. The German is at 307.
After his second place in Austria, the Red Bull driver wants to do much better in France.
“Let’s say Leclerc loses his front wing or Max Verstappen punctures or something like that.”
“He is doing very well but overall in the race I see an advantage of Max Verstappen.”
The French Grand Prix will be run on Sunday.
“We are focused on ourselves and on extracting the most out of the package at hand.”
“What happened in that year was something sensational within a tight struggle.”
The young man is in fifth place in the pilot rankings.
However, the Asturian driver has no plans to hang up his helmet anytime soon: “The times say I don’t take a seat away from young people.”
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