Lewis Hamilton finished the 300th Grand Prix Weekend in a style on the podium in 2nd place and won the best result of this season’s Mercedes F1 with his teammate George Russell who followed in 3rd place.
Lewis Hamilton, who decided to start lightning from the 4th grid, overtook Sergio Perez (Red Bull) and moved up to 3rd place, benefiting from the retirement of Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) and the title rival of 2021. He finished the race in a comfortable second place behind Max Verstappen.
“In fact, I can’t be happier anymore,” said seven-time F1 World Champion Lewis Hamilton.
“Of course, if I had won, it would have been another step, but I definitely didn’t expect such a result today. Of course, I was hoping and expecting to compete on the podium. 3 I was aiming for the second place, but it’s unbelievable that I could get the second place. This makes a lot of sense for us. “
“Of course, it was a shame for Charles, but I really have to thank the team for doing a great job that they can trust as a team.”
Lewis Hamilton’s results, on the other hand, were even more striking given that he was suffering from a Mercedes W13 drink bottle failure. Before the awards ceremony, a TV camera caught Hamilton lying on the floor of the cool-down room.
“It feels great, though I was a little dehydrated!” Said Lewis Hamilton.
“The drink bottle wasn’t working in the race. In fact, I hadn’t had it in the race before, and this was the first time I’ve tried it in the season, but nothing came out.”
“But it was a great day, a great weekend. I’m very proud of the team, especially because I missed FP1 (instead of Nyck de Vries). This is a great result. To win the race The entire package is important for these results. “
“Of course, we know we’re still not at the pace of the previous two teams (Ferrari and Red Bull), but reliability is a very basic part of the process and we’re talking about the reliability we have. I’m very proud of that. What a wonderful result … George did a great job today and it’s really special for us to get 2nd and 3rd place. “
The stage for the next round will be Hungaroring, which has won eight wins. Can Lewis Hamilton fans dream of their first win of the season after finishing third in Austria and second in France?
“I’m dreaming! That’s for sure,” said Lewis Hamilton.
“But it’s going to be a tough race. Red Bull and Ferrari are very fast. And Ferrari has taken a big step this weekend and it will be difficult to beat it in Budapest. But it’s going to get hot so I hope the car gets a little better. I don’t know until I get there, so I’m praying! “
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