A “nightmare” Grand Prix that of Imola and an “already lost” World Championship just four races from the start of the 2022 Championship the finger against a Mercedes “undriveable” and “unworthy” of a seven-time world champion.
In the Grand Prix of Made in Italy and Emilia Romagna, Hamilton crossed the line in 13th position, dubbed without appeal by former title rival Max Verstappen and unable for the entire race to overtake Pierre Gasly’s AlphaTauri, slower than the English W13 but fast enough to prevent # 44 from finding the right opening for overtaking. To make the defeat of the British Mercedes driver even more frustrating is the good performance of the young teammate George Russell, fourth with the other silver arrow.
In the toughest moment for the seven-time world champion since the beginning of the hybrid era and despite the fact that some strong differences with Toto Wolff have already begun, the whole Mercedes team and the German team principal himself have rallied around Hamilton apologizing for the car with which the now former black king is forced to race this year, the era of the technical turning point of Formula 1 which has obviously changed the balance in the Circus: “Lewis, hello. Sorry – said Wolff in the first radio team just finished the race in Imola – for what you had to drive today. I know this car was undriveable and this is not what we deserve to get as a result. We will start again from here, but this was a terrible race. We will come out from all this “.
A debacle that certified Mercedes’ inability to fight for the title for which Ferrari and Red Bull with Leclerc and Verstappen seem the only ones to be able to compete for now. “Surely I will continue to work, even if I am very disappointed – said Hamilton – I will try, I will try to put the pieces back together. Nightmare is the right word, absolutely for this weekend. The only good thing is that we finished the race. otherwise it’s all to be thrown away. I’m out of the championship and there is no doubt about that. It was a weekend to forget for sure. At least George got some points, so I apologize to everyone for not being able to do the same. I’m sure – concludes Hamilton already thinking about the next race in Miami – that this week I will have a positive mood. Today I will be at the factory to see what we can improve “.
Source: Ansa
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