“You can’t fault him,” Lewis Hamilton claims Max Verstappen is doing a ‘fantastic job’ in F1

Lewis Hamilton praised Max Verstappen's incredible performances in F1 and metioned that the Dutch driver received amazing support from his fans.

“You can’t fault him,” Lewis Hamilton claims Max Verstappen is doing a ‘fantastic job’ in F1

Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen (images via IMAGO)

Lewis Hamilton secured his first podium of the season by securing a P3 finish behind Max Verstappen and Lando Norris at the Spanish GP. Max Verstappen won his seventh race of the season with adding crucial 25 points to his account.

During the press conference, Lewis Hamilton was asked whether Max Verstappen‘s achievement’s go unappreciated. Hamilton said he doesn’t follow social media and news that closely. However, He observed, Max Verstappen has a large crowd supporting him during the race weekends. The Briton highlighted, Verstappen receives amazing support from his fans because he does a fantastic job on track.

Honestly I’m not really on social media or reading the news. I’m not tapped into that to know exactly, but on the race weekends he always has a huge crowd. He’s always got amazing support, and at the end of the day he does a fantastic job
Lewis Hamilton said
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The 39-year-old mentioned that Max Verstappen consistently performs well every weekend. Hamilton acknowledged that the Dutchman had a strong team supporting him and a very good car to race with. He reckoned, Verstappen deserves appreciation for the consistent performance he delivers and asserted that the Red Bull must receive more credit for what he achieves on the track.

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Every weekend he delivers, he’s got a great team and obviously a great car. You can’t fault him.
Lewis Hamilton added

Max Verstappen claims Red Bull needs to work hard to gain fine margin improvements

During the press conference, Max Verstappen explained that his focus wasn’t solely on personal gain but rather on improving the teams performance. He felt their car wasn’t the fastest anymore and desired for the work to be done on increasing its speed. Verstappen highlighted the team’s need for continuous effort to make small, crucial improvements that could impact their performance on the track.

I'm not really thinking about myself, I want more performance because we're not quickest at the moment, that's why I have to push till the end.
Max Verstappen said, as reported by SkySportsF1
Max Verstappen (via IMAGO)
Max Verstappen (via IMAGO)

Further, Max Verstappen mentioned during Spanish GP if he hadn’t passed Lando Norris at the beginning of the race, he would’ve finished in second place. He highlighted how small differences can determine race results. Verstappen reckoned, they need to consistently be fastest to win the race, which they’re struggling with currently. This is necessary for improving their speed to achieve more victories in future races.

If I didn't get ahead of Lando at the start, we would end up P2 today. It's fine margins that can decide the outcome of the race. So far we're doing it well but we can't rely on that all the time, to win races you need to be the outright fastest, which is what have been lacking in the last few races
Max Verstappen added

Certainly, Verstappen felt winning was not enough in Spanish GP. Red Bull need to make improvements in their car’s speed. However, fans were delighted to see Verstappen win another race, which added crucial points to maintain the lead in both the constructors’ and drivers’ standings.

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