[Sports Road News]At the F1 Imola race that ended yesterday, Pingzhi “Black Emperor” Hamilton continued to finish the race in 14th place on the defensive. He failed to score for the first time this season and once once more admitted following the race that he was unable to compete for the championship. Team leader Toto Wolff, who was reportedly at odds with Hamilton following qualifying, also apologised to Hamilton over the radio, “I’m sorry, I understand that this car is not competitive, and neither do we. Worth points.”
The performance of the W13 tank used by Heiji this season is not as good as it used to be. The lack of stable downforce caused serious pig jumping problems. The effect of the almost no side box design is also different from the imagination. In addition, the overall speed of the tank is reduced due to the overweight of the tank. Slow, Hamilton has also publicly mentioned that the W13 tank is unable to compete for the championship. After the qualifying on Friday (22nd), Hamilton was also photographed suspected of arguing with Wolf. As for the Imola station staged last night, Hamilton’s car group trapped in the middle failed to break through, and was overtaken by Max Verstappen of last year’s title rival, Red Bull’s Max Verstappen, and finally only Being able to finish in 13th place is a world apart from last year’s strength.
The 7-time world champion Hamilton mightn’t hide his disappointment following the race. Team leader Wolfe also apologized to Hamilton over the radio, “I’m sorry, I understand that this car is not competitive, and we don’t deserve points. Today is a disaster. The result of sex.” Hamilton immediately responded: “Don’t worry, let’s keep working hard.” During the interview, Hamilton mentioned that he was completely unable to catch up with the earlier Gasly (Pierre Gasly), who also pointed out that defending the salty The Mayton is not difficult, and even with the DRS (drag reducing rear wing) it is difficult to overtake.
Hamilton said frankly in another interview: “There is no doubt that I have missed the championship, and I can only try my best to narrow the gap.” On the other hand, Westerborn, who was defending the championship at Imola, responded indifferently to Beyond Salt. 1 lap of Mayton: “Heiji is slow all year round, so it’s not exciting for me.”
This article is by “Sportsroad“Originally published in “F1 Imola Station」