Lewis Hamilton holds on to his victory

Lewis Hamilton didn't ask for that much. Third in the Turkish Grand Prix, he was able to take advantage of the drivers' mistake Red Bull, who hung on on the 41st lap of the race. Following this incident, the Briton was able to take control of the race, before having to resist his teammate, Jenson Button, before winning. A victory which would not have been possible without the help of Red Bull, even if the 2008 World Champion had competed against Mark Webber during the first laps of the GP.

« It was an eventful race, comments Hamilton. I didn't get a good start, although it seemed like I reacted quicker than Mark (Webber). Fortunately, I was able to attack Sebastian (Hag) in turn 3 I passed him, which was a relief. I then challenged Mark for a while before losing time during my pit stop. »

« So I had to face two Red Bulls rather than one. It was already difficult to overtake one of them, so both of them became very difficult. But fortunately, I had a good pace allowing me to follow them. But, unfortunately for them, they hung on. It got us through. »

« Then, I was confident about getting a double. We had to save the tires and save fuel. The target I was given (in terms of lap time) was probably a little too slow so Jenson came back to me. I had a good fight against him and I'm happy to have been able to come out victorious. »

« We operate as a team. We both want to win the constructors' title as well as the drivers' title but we are not stupid. I would never have tried anything dangerous on Jenson, and vice versa. That?s great because we know that we have mutual respect for each other. »

« Having said that, winning today is not as good as it usually is. It was different from some of my previous victories. Ideally, the driver in me would have wanted to win by overtaking the drivers in front of me, not by watching them hang on. Rather than inheriting victory, it's always more enjoyable to fight your way to victory against your rivals and obtain it on merit. »