Hamilton: “the Red Bulls were inaccessible”

Valtteri Bottas appeared at the microphone as resigned as usual. But this time, noHamilton to upgrade it. The Finn was beaten by Max Verstappen and his RedBull. “He was too fast, surprisingly fast. He was able to control the race without problem. I tried everything I could, I had a solid race, without mistakes and I'm finally on the podium. But it was impossible to catch up with Max. »

Despite this defeat, Bottas maintains second place in the drivers' championship, 124 points behind his teammate Lewis Hamilton.

The world champion could not fight against Verstappen. " THE Red Bull were inaccessible today, even Albon was very fast.

The Briton didn't come far from leaving the podium. “I suffered physically during the Grand Prix, it was very hard, I was clearly not 100%. So the podium remains a very good result. Last week, I never thought I would be able to run. »

Lewis Hamilton rarely has the opportunity to put himself in the hunter's position. He was able to remember the faults of Formula 1 current. “I hope that in 2022 all the cars will be able to follow each other more closely because today, as soon as you are less than three seconds away you start to slide. I hope the changes pay off. » The message got through.