Lewis Hamilton finished fifth at the Monaco Grand Prix, in a race that left him with … more questions than answers. Ferrari’s British driver was found in ‘neutral zone»Throughout the match, Without having a clear picture of exactly what he was claiming!
Although he started from seventh place due to sentence in the qualifications, Hamilton managed to win two positions. However, he finished 30 seconds behind Max Ferstapen and 51 seconds behind the winner Lado Norris, never threatening the pioneers.
“I was in the middle of nowhere. I was not fighting with anyone. I needed a safety car or something to change the data, but nothing happened“Hamilton said.
The enigmatic message from his engineer
In the 17th round, his engineer, Ricardo Antamihe said via radio: ‘Pushed now, this is our match” Hamilton admitted after the fight that he did not understand what he meant: ‘I didn’t know what position I was struggling. When I looked at the data, I saw that I wasn’t even close to the front. I used my tires but it didn’t make sense”
Coldness on the wireless?
After the end, Hamilton was asked by his engineer: ‘Are you angry with me or something?” The team leader, Frederick Vasserexplained that there was no tension: ‘We have agreed to speak at specific points on the track for security reasons. It’s not that we ignore the driver. Lewis was under pressure but was not upset after the match“
Source: Sport Fm
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