Hamilton disappointed with Mercedes strategy in Monaco

The Monaco Grand Prix marks the end of the winning streak of Lewis Hamilton who had to lose to his teammate Nico Rosberg after five consecutive successes and fell to second position, four points behind the German. The Briton's nerves have been tested since qualifying, with the 2008 world champion clearly doubting his rival's mistake which prompted a yellow flag in the final moments.

The pilot Mercedes regrets the strategy applied by his team which forced him to pit on the 27th lap, at the same time as the leader, following the intervention of the safety car following Adrian Sutil's accident which occurred on the 27th lap. " It's my opinion. We had two strategists at McLaren and the one devoted to me would have opted for the best. Unfortunately, we only have one, he is incredible, but his role is to respect the hierarchy in the ranking. I knew then that I had almost no chance of winning and that I needed a miracle on such a circuit. »

Lewis Hamilton even almost lost his second place to Daniel Ricciardo who came back to four tenths of the second Mercedes after the Briton was disturbed by suffering from a dust in the eye. “It was just filth. Fortunately she left in time. I was worried about Ricciardo coming back because I was riding with one eye and I knew he was going to catch me if it didn't go away. I was able to get rid of him three or four laps from the finish and I was able to maintain the advantage. »

The Briton, on the other hand, was less talkative regarding his relations with his teammate but the former world champion gave a fairly precise idea of ​​the situation. “We are not friends, we are colleagues. We will work together to deliver as many doubles as possible to the team. » It all depends in what order...

Discover the analysis of the Monaco Grand Prix carried out by our special correspondents in issue 1962 of AUTOhebdo, available from tomorrow evening in digital version on all platforms, and from Wednesday on newsstands.