Lewis Hamilton admits that crashing from the Dutch Grand Prix is a painful technique to finish what was his and Ferrari’s progress weekend.
The robust race in Hungary noticed a downbeat, with Hamilton heading in the direction of a summer season break, however he was paced with Charles Leclerc of Zandovrud, qualifying for simply 0.05 seconds as a teammate. When he ran behind George Russell early within the race, Hamilton proposed an undercut after Leclair pited, however slipped closely in flip 3 and hit a barrier, making his first retirement in Ferrari profession.
“No, I did not need an undercut at that time (not essentially),” Hamilton mentioned. “We in all probability mentioned we needed to strive them out in some unspecified time in the future. I needed to go for a very long time so my tires have been nonetheless in good spirits. I simply… yeah, I used to be completely shocked at what occurred.
“Other than that, it was a very strong weekend, and I really feel like I’ve made progress on my method and all the things.
Hamilton says he is disillusioned that he will not rating factors for Ferrari this weekend, however he says he will not knock confidence as a result of he feels the crash is a uncommon mistake from his perspective.
“I really feel it is okay,” he mentioned. “I am unhappy for the crew. At present, I actually needed to get these factors for the crew, so I felt like I had the tempo within the automobile forward of me. I needed to see actual progress in racing.
“It feels good mentally. I felt lots of positives. I felt like I used to be making progress, I had caught the automobile first. It is actually onerous to get that type of consequence, however I have been racing for a very long time.
Teammate Leclerc additionally had a troublesome afternoon as he was taken away late within the race by Mercedes rookie Kimi Antonelli.
“That is a mistake from you,” Leclerc mentioned. “I feel you must go with a truck like this and be very aggressive. I feel he was offensive. Perhaps it was somewhat an excessive amount of. He touched my left rear.
“I would not clarify the rookie’s mistake. I feel that is a mistake that might occur in your first or fifth 12 months. As it has been repeated, you must be offensive on a monitor like this, however that is an excessive amount of.”
