“I don’t think we are that far behind Max,” Lewis Hamilton shows faith in W13 to challenge Max Verstappen after the summer break
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Lewis Hamilton at the end of the Hungarian Grand Prix was able to land his W13 in second place and afterward has indicated that Mercedes is getting to a point from where they would be able to challenge the likes of Max Verstappen and Red Bull during the races slated after the end of the summer break.
Lewis Hamilton after today’s stunning outing has managed to get on the podium for the fifth consecutive time this season. The Brit faced a DRS issue during Saturday’s qualifying and was not able to go above P7, however, during the race Hamilton turned his beast mode on and breezed past the cars that were ahead of him.
His stint on the soft tires was mega and it was during that time that Hamilton was able to do the most damage. His pace was so good that by the closing stages of the race, he was able to overtake his teammate George Russell who was running in P2.
Lewis Hamilton is very pleased with his performance and has said, “Really happy to recover from seventh is huge for us. If we had that lap yesterday we would’ve been on the front row and today perhaps would’ve been a different result. I got a good start, that last stint was pretty special.“
“If you look at Max’s race, he started 10th, spun, and won the race by [around] 10 seconds. Tells you everything about their car,”
Lewis Hamilton intends to fight with Red Bull and Ferrari after the summer break
Mercedes has pulled off a huge result in Hungary with both drivers finishing on the podium and Hamilton ardently believes that they will be able to fight with Ferrari and Red Bull.
While stressing over the predicament, “We have found something and we can compete with the Ferraris. In a straight-out race, I don’t think we’re that far behind Max. I’m excited about the second part of the season.”
After their impressive showing Mercedes is now only 30 points behind Ferrari in the Constructors Championship and it speaks volumes about the brilliant job that the team has done on the W13.
With Budapest done and dusted, F1 is now going to hibernate for 1 month, and Lewis Hamilton has indicated that he is going to do everything in his power to take his mind off the sport for some time and come back after fully recharging his batteries for the second leg of the 2022 F1 season.
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