Lewis Hamilton admits he is ‘disappointed’ with US GP disqualification

Lewis Hamilton's hopes of securing P2 in the WDC got massively hindered by the DSQ.

Lewis Hamilton admits he is ‘disappointed’ with US GP disqualification

Lewis Hamilton (via IMAGO)

The United States GP was won by Max Verstappen, marking his 50th F1 win in his career. But the Mercedes driver, Lewis Hamilton, found himself in the mud after a surprising P2 finish. Hamilton’s car was one of the random four selected for the after-race inspection. In the inspection, the FIA noted that Hamilton, as well as Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc, failed to provide a car under the Technical Regulations for physical floor and plank wear.

Due to not being able to yield the car that was within the regulations, both car numbers 44 and  16 were disqualified from the race. Hamilton finished the race P2 and even celebrated his position on the podium, with Leclerc finishing P6 after starting from the pole. Hamilton and Leclerc were unhappy about the disqualification, leading them to score no points. 

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Hamilton believes his disqualification can be forgotten as the team has moved a lot forward regarding race pace. 

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I feel positive as we're moving forward, even if reflecting on it we could have possibly won today. [...] It is of course disappointing to be disqualified post-race but that doesn't take away from the progress we've made this weekend.

Hamilton also praised his team’s efforts for moving in the right direction; only a little late, but the team is right back on track.

Overall, we still didn't perform optimally today. We had a good pace and I was feeling great in the car. [...] It was tough racing those around me as they were so quick, but we can be happy with many things.

Toto Wolff says “to take it on the chin” after disqualification of Lewis Hamilton post-race

The Mercedes team principal, Toto Wolff, did not waste time criticizing the team’s car’s disqualification but rather praised his squad for the immense improvement they’ve made so far. Hamilton only finished 2 seconds behind the race winner Verstappen.

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If some added laps, the seven-time world champion could’ve cleared his 2021 rival for a win. He believes it’s his team’s fault they couldn’t end up with a car falling in the Technical Regulations while others did.

In the end, all of that doesn't matter; we need to take it on the chin, do the learning, and come back stronger next weekend.
The Mercedes boss said, as reported by racingnews365.com.

The Championship cycle now moves to Mexico and then Brazil, which are known to suit Mercedes cars. They can make a perfect comeback and extend their P2 lead in the Constructors.

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