Hamilton: Nico Rosberg was faster

Lewis Hamilton missed a good opportunity to increase his lead in the Championship against Nico Rosberg who took the lead of the race at the start to win the Austrian GP ahead of the Briton. The Briton ceded control of the race to his rival for the title who came back to ten points behind the Championship leader.

“Nico did a fantastic job today. He was faster than me in the race », recognized Lewis Hamilton in the paddock of the Red Bull ring. “I got off to a really bad start and then did everything I could to catch up. I knew I had to settle for finishing the race in my second stint. »

Lewis Hamilton had a problem at the start and failed to maintain the advantage. “I took my foot off the pedal but it was still accelerating,” explained the double world champion. “I released the clutch and skated well. It wasn't the best way to start the race, but we will work on it with the team. »

Discover the analysis of the Austrian GP carried out by our special correspondents in the 2017 issue of AUTOhebdo, available from Monday evening in digital version on all platforms, and from Wednesday on newsstands.