Lewis Hamilton praised the team following the Mercedes F1 achieved the amazing results of 3rd and 4th place at the Australian Grand Prix. He argued that the “difficult position” statement on television was not a critique of the team or racing strategy.
Lewis Hamilton missed his pole position at Albert Park for the first time since 2013 and started the race on the 5th grid. He moved up to 3rd on the opening lap.
However, following the first tire change, Sebastian Vettel (Aston Martin) crashed and a safety car was dispatched. Teammate George Russell, who had extended his first stint to 3rd place, was lucky enough to jump into the pits and maintain his position. In the end, Russell took the podium in 3rd place and Hamilton finished the race in 4th place.
At the end of the race, Lewis Hamilton complained to engineer Peter Bonnington that “you guys put me in a really difficult position.”
But following the race, when asked if George Russell was angry with the team for allowing him to appear, Lewis Hamilton said it wasn’t regarding strategy, but regarding the car. explained.
“I mightn’t fight third and had to back off because the engine was overheated,” said Lewis Hamilton.
“I might only sit. We got as many points as we might as a team, and that’s great.”
Lewis Hamilton added that the team results in Australia looked quite far away when they were actually fighting the car. And he praised his teammates’ performance, although he was dissatisfied with not being able to challenge George Russell’s podium.
“I had a lot of trouble driving this weekend, so I didn’t really expect to be 5th and 6th in qualifying, make progress, stay credible and be 3rd and 4th. “Lewis Hamilton commented.
“And George did a great job today. I might see him racing with (Sergio) Perez for a while. I wish I had been in that position, but still we Receive these points and keep pushing. “
“It was a great team result. The safety car was a bit of a minute, but I think we did a great job today. Given the lack of pace for the drivers ahead, I think we did a good job.”
In the race results on Sunday, Mercedes is second in the Constructors’ Championship, 10 points ahead of Red Bull.
Lewis Hamilton is waiting for an upgrade to close the pace gap with the previous team, but said that scoring as many points as possible is all we can do at this point.
“That’s my goal now. I still have these problems, but I just maximize the points, and that’s what we did today.”
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