Italian GP: Lewis Hamilton Explains 2mm Error That Led to Poor Star in Sprint Qualifying
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Many have suggested that starts have been a problem for Lewis Hamilton in the 2021 season. A similar instance was witnessed when the seven-time world champion slipped from P2 in the Italian Grand Prix Sprint Qualifying to P5, behind Max Verstappen, Daniel Ricciardo and Lando Norris on the run down to turn 1.
To concluded the sprint qualifying, title rival Red Bull’s Max Verstappen extended his championship lead by two points after finishing the sprint race second. Moreover he will line up on pole for the Italian Grand Prix tomorrow due to Valtteri Bottas’s grid penalty.
What was Revealed by Lewis Hamilton?
“The McLarens are the quickest on the straights, and I just couldn’t get close enough to then capitalise on the straight line,” Lewis Hamilton said as quoted by Motorsport. “They were just as fast [as me] on the straights, if not faster. So the start was just, broke away, [got] traction, subtle, like 2mm too deep with the clutch paddle and [had] wheelspin. That’s it.”
Hamilton will line up fourth on the grid thanks to Bottas’s penalty, but doubted he would be able to take the fight to Verstappen if he did not clear the McLarens of Ricciardo and Norris early on.
“Tomorrow is highly unlikely, but not impossible, that we could get the win,” Hamilton said. “We of course will be working as hard as we can to try. I think it’s damage limitation at the moment. It generally should be a relatively easy race for Max, unless I can get past the two McLarens early on and then challenge him.”
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