Lauda: It will be more relaxed at Mercedes

The duel between Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg finally had his epilogue yesterday with the victory and the title of the Briton at the end of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. If certain tensions, inevitable at this level, were perceptible between the pilots Mercedes, the two rivals knew how to stay within the limits. The German showed great maturity by fighting until the end before going to congratulate his opponent, to the latter's greatest surprise.

Niki Lauda can breathe at the end of this final and hope for the best for next year when the German will have another opportunity to win the coronation. “It will be easier now that we have overcome all these problems with a driver who won the Championship. They respect each other with their level of performance”, commented the three-time world champion, relayed by ESPN F1. “It got tense in Spa (Belgium), things started to get worse in Budapest and it broke out in Spa. But we were able to regain control. They realized what they had to do and then it worked. The outcome of this battle is incredible: they fought and now they congratulate each other. »

Discover the analysis of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix carried out by our special correspondents in issue 1988 of AUTOhebdo, available this evening in digital version, and on newsstands from Wednesday.