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Hamilton: “Like avoiding carnage all the time” at the end of Q3
Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) will start from second place on the starting grid for the 2019 Italian Grand Prix. But the Briton, rather than looking back on his session, preferred to focus on the end of qualifying, where seven drivers crossed the start/finish line after the checkered flag.
The championship leader is one of the trapped competitors. Their objective was to slow down as much as possible in order to create a gap with the car in front and benefit from the vacuum effect.
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“We're all trying to get a margin on the car in front. On some circuits you want to have an even bigger gap. Monza is in this aspect a specific place », explains the Briton.
This qualifying simulacrum, where the single-seaters barely exceeded 100 km/h, could happen again depending on the wearer of number 44. “Positioning is key, especially on circuits where aspiration is necessary in testing. I think it will continue. It probably won't change until there's an accident.
It was quite dangerous. I almost hit a car a few times, trying to stay out of line and the guys were braking right in front of me, he analyzes.
There's a silver car on the front row at Monza! Sounds good doesn't it!
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It was like avoiding carnage all the time! » Lewis Hamilton would therefore like to resolve this problem. “We need to look at how to make these circumstances better for the fans, less dangerous too.
So certainly, they (the commissioners) have already made changes today with the exit lap from the pits which must not exceed the equivalent of the delta time under Safety Car, but even that is still too slow.
Improvements can be made, for sure, in terms of safety and also for spectators. Personally, I would have loved to participate normally at the end of Q3. It's one of my favorite moments in a weekend. »
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