Lewis Hamilton saw the opportunity to win his eighth F1 title farther and farther away. Photo: REUTERS/Loren Elliott.
Lewis Hamilton was not having a good time in Formula 1. At the last Emilia Romagna Grand Prix he reached 14th with a Mercedes with no performance to fight for victories. The spoke about the British was Nico Rossbergwhich pointed out that he noticed the twitter in the seven-time champion.
“You can see the tension building. Toto was angry with Lewis, probably because he criticized the team on internal radio too much for what happened. The nervousness is noticeable and it’s natural, but in his experience I think he can keep everything in control. “Rosberg declared in the first term.
In relation to what was up against his teammate George Russell, he said: “Lewis doesn’t want to end up behind his teammate, even if it’s fair, so that’s the same tension will increase. Especially in the engineering room where Lewis will be forced harder, so it will be interesting to see how that matchup works. “
Finally, he said: “When I was on the team, we had a written code of conduct. They are now fighting for 11th or 13th place, so it’s easier to manage. Don’t forget that Russel is having a great year, he’s 4th with the same car, so there’s more to that Mercedes. ”
Rosberg and Hamilton, colleagues at Mercedes in the 2016 season, when the German was champion and retired. Photo: AFP PHOTO / Andrej ISAKOVIC.
Mercedes ’sincericide
Once the race in Italy ended, an exchange between Wolff and Hamilton was heard on the radio, which became clear on the lack of power that existed at Mercedes.
“Lewis, sorry about the car you have to drive. I know it’s unmanageable and it’s not worth looking for results. It’s a disastrous race. But we’ll get out of this one,” the Austrian apologized. “Don’t worry, Toto. Let’s keep working hard,” the Briton replied.
Moments later, Hamilton commented: “The race was frustrating. I just wanted to overtake, but I wasn’t close enough to do it. I was an easy target. Somehow George scored. Sorry to the teams for not doing more great. ” .
“It’s hard, but we all feel it. Everyone is putting their heads down, doing their best to advance as quickly as possible. But now that I’m not in the championship, I have no doubt,” added who is seventh in the championship, with 58 points from to the chief Charles Leclerc.
Hamilton, who sees his chances of winning his eighth title this year and breaking the record he shared with Michael Schumacher as a utopia, became more critical over the course of the weekend. On Friday he compared his W13 to his McLaren since the 2009 season, the “worst car he’s ever driven” at the Grand Circus. “This car isn’t too far from that one, but it has potential,” he said.
On Saturday, after the sprint, he made sure he didn’t see the “light at the end of the tunnel”. “The previous training sessions left us feeling good compared to free training on Friday, but on this track it was very hard to overtake and I was stuck in traffic. It was complicated and I think the race was it will be the same ”, he commented, foretelling what I will live on Sunday.
“I think the whole year will be hard for us. There is no light at the end of the tunnel, but we are working to find it,” he acknowledged.
Source: Clarin