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Hamilton enthusiastic after his pole: “This circuit is incredible”
The most suspicious might believe that we are just copying and pasting the enthusiastic words of Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) after the poles and victories. But the Briton is always happy, even if it means going overboard!
This Saturday in Hockenheim (Germany), the wearer of number 44 took his 87th pole position in Formula 1. Despite the low odds for such a performance, the five-time world champion wanted to give the impression that this pole had caused an uproar in his clan.
the moment @LewisHamilton took pole for @MercedesAMGF1 at Hockenheim
A very special day as the team celebrates their 200th Grand Prix #F1 #GermanGP pic.twitter.com/A484t014n9
— Formula 1 (@F1) July 27, 2019
“I don't really know how we managed to take this pole today, he dared to say. This is a very important race for Mercedes, which is celebrating its 200th Grand Prix and its 125 years in motorsport. This is our second Grand Prix at home. It's great to be able to celebrate like this. »
Helped by the mechanical setbacks of both Ferrari, Lewis Hamilton just had to drive faster than Max Verstappen (Red Bull) and his teammate Valtteri Bottas. “The Ferraris have been very fast since the start of the weekend. We have also made changes and the feeling behind the wheel is good but the Ferraris are perhaps evolving at a slightly higher level, he analyzes.
That said, I think my time was competitive enough to compete with Leclerc if he had been able to take part in Q3. It would have been very tight. »
TOTO: “Lewis, you never stop to amaze us, congratulations!”
LEWIS: “Thank you Toto, great job guys. I don’t know how we did that…” #GermanGP #Motorsport125 pic.twitter.com/Lr4iAWyqGo
- Mercedes-AMG F1 (@ MercedesAMGF1) July 27, 2019
Never stingy with laudatory words, Lewis Hamilton also praised the characteristics of the German route, greatly distorted after work in 2002. “This circuit is incredible. We are going faster and faster every year. The first corner is negotiated almost flat out, as is turn 12. It's quite a challenge. »
The Englishman's other challenge was to fight average health during the night from Saturday to Sunday. “I woke up with a sore throat this morning. We were ready to call on our reservist (Esteban Ocon. Editor’s note) in case of a real problem. »
Medhi Casaurang
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