Mercedes and Hamilton touch down in Belgium

The brand with the star imagined itself back in the firmament after having achieved a pole position and a double podium in Hungary. Toto Wolff's troops finally fell from a great height on the Ardennes slide. The annoyance is palpable in the German ranks.

Published on 29/08/2022 à 11:27

Jeremy Satis

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Mercedes and Hamilton touch down in Belgium

Mercedes and Hamilton touch down again in Belgium (Photo Antonin Vincent / DPPI)

Jellyfish. Speechless. In its deceleration lap after Q3, the reaction of Lewis Hamilton in the radio perfectly conveyed the incomprehension that currently reigns in the garage Mercedes“P7, Lewis”, Peter Bonnington, his engineer, told him. “What is the gap to pole? ", the Briton then asked him. « 1.8 of Verstappen »“1.8… seconds?” » Yes yes. Frustration had probably never been as strong as last Saturday in the German ranks, as if this umpteenth blow was one too many. « On ne peut pas être en pole trois semaines auparavant, bien que ce soit dans d

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