Failed to win the top three at the Hungarian GP, ​​this is Hamilton’s comment

Jakarta, Beritasatu.com – Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton shared his views on last weekend’s Hungarian Grand Prix. Even though he failed to reach the podium or top three and finished in fourth place, he still recorded positive things from the race.

Lewis Hamilton managed to secure pole position in qualifying, his first feat since 2021 and pole position his ninth at the Hungaroring Circuit.

“It was really spectacular for us, even though we realized that we didn’t have the best car. However, we managed to record an extraordinary lap. We have a lot of work to do,” said Hamilton as quoted from AFPMonday (24/7/2023).

Hamilton admits that the Mercedes team is still far behind Red Bull in the race and is currently even behind McLaren. However, he remains optimistic and committed to continuing to try and improve the team’s performance.

In that race, the seven-time world champion admitted to having had a rough start and was beaten by Red Bull’s Max Verstappen, who is also championship leader and defending champion. Verstappen pulled off a resounding victory, marking a record 12th straight race win for Red Bull and seventh straight for Verstappen.

Hamilton revealed that the race reminded him of 2015 when he also failed from pole position. At the start of the race, he faced challenges with the car’s poor balance, experiencing understeer And oversteer when cornering, so it can not follow the drivers in front of it.

However, he also mentions that his car is getting easier to drive as time goes by. Hamilton tried to see the positive side of yesterday’s race, especially in reaching pole position in qualifying.

Meanwhile, Hamilton’s teammate, George Russell, managed to finish the race in an impressive sixth position.

“The car is very fast. The Hungaroring is one of my favorite circuits and as a team we usually do well here, so it’s no surprise how fast we were today,” said Russell.

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