Lewis Hamilton so close, but so far...

Leading the race with twenty laps to go, Lewis Hamilton saw himself on the top step of the podium for the first time since the 2021 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix. Max Verstappen ultimately decided otherwise, depriving Mercedes of its best chance of victory by the end of the season. For the brand with the star, we will surely have to wait until 2023, from now on…

Published on 24/10/2022 à 18:00

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By Lewis Hamilton's own admission, the Red Bull was untouchable.

She was there, very close, within rifle range of the cold-blooded sniper that is Lewis Hamilton. At the end of these twenty endless laps, the Briton was going to offer Mercedes his one and only victory of the season, and thus dry some painful tears caused by a year spent in hell. In a country that he loves so much and where he is adored, the planets indeed seemed to have aligned. Finally. Charles Leclerc and Sergio Pérez, penalized, started from afar. His teammate George Russell went so far as to sacrifice himself for his country by taking the pole position Carlos Sainz on the mat from the start. Even Red Bull, de coutume si irréprochable, y avait mis du sien en faisant le coup du pistol