McLaren dethroned by Red Bull

« I doubt that we are at the level of Red Bull from the next race (in Türkiye) ". It is with these words that Lewis Hamilton reflected the inability of the English team to maintain the lead in the championship, after the two successive victories of Mark Webber and the two podiums of Sebastian Vettel in Spain and Monaco. “ These Red Bulls are so fast. It?s so simple for them at the moment. They don't need to push in the race. They don?t need to push at all. And we didn’t have a good start to the championship “, commented Hamilton.

The pilot conveys well the dismay felt at McLaren on the evening of the Monaco GP. Hamilton having been unable to improve on his 5th place in the race and Button retiring in the first laps, McLaren found himself in third position behind Ferrari as Red Bull takes the lead in the championship. Button agrees with his teammate regarding their race performance. “ We have to work harder to catch up because the car is not fast enough», Commented the reigning world champion.

Lewis Hamilton is, however, convinced that nothing is over yet, even if he does not see a victory possible for a few months. “ I hope we will be able to fight for victory at Silverstone ", did he declare. " Imagine Jenson (Button) and I doing a double on this circuit. It would be fantastic ! We will progress, don't worry. » The English driver keeps in mind that 13 races are still to be done this season and still believes in his chances of success. “ I think we can still win both championships. We are the best team on the board », Confirmed Lewis Hamilton who hopes for a strong return of the MP4-25 as soon as possible.

He will nevertheless have to have a better race than last year in Turkey to avoid being left behind in the championship since he only obtained 13th place on this circuit. Conversely, Button will want to repeat his performance since he won the victory the same year with Brawn GP.