Hamilton admits lack of pace in Hungary and still complains about his car: ‘It went badly’

Hamilton admits lack of pace in Hungary and still complains about his car: ‘It went badly’


Despite having taken pole, the driver moved from first to fourth place on the first lap

The pole position a Hungarian Grand Prix it created a huge expectation of what Lewis Hamilton he could give up in this Sunday’s race. The Briton, on the other hand, moved from first to fourth place on the first lap and was unable to match Red Bull. Your Mercedes it still made him lag behind Lando Norrisfrom the McLaren.

“The start wasn’t the worst, but max skipped better. I was a bit off the grip and then he pushed me a bit to the outside and the McLaren passed me. From that moment on, I just didn’t have the rhythm” Hamilton said.

The Briton returned to criticize the car tuned by Mercedes, unlike the praise he had given after last Saturday’s performance. Hamilton said he didn’t know what was holding up the German team’s race pace.

“We have a lot of work to do to catch up with Red Bull. The car this weekend didn’t go well, it went badly and we don’t know why. We have a bigger wing than Red Bull but they tend to have more downforce,” he said.

Hamilton finished fourth in Hungary. He will be back next weekend at the Belgian GP.

Source: Terra

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