Formula 1: COOL & COMPOSED Lewis Hamilton – Imola GP – It’s not always about winning but being humble in loss and the ability to fight back. Formula 1 7-time World Champion Lewis Hamilton might be hurting from inside after finishing 13th but didn’t show any signs of it in the latest loss in Imola GP. Instead, he led by example by motivating his team Mercedes and boss Toto Wolff with an extraordinary reply to an apology. Follow all the Formula 1 latest updates on InsideSport.IN
Formula 1: COOL & COMPOSED Lewis Hamilton shares brilliant gesture, shows WHAT CHAMPIONS ARE MADE UP OF after Imola GP loss- check out
Formula 1: Lewis Hamilton RUBBISHES reports of Mercedes exit, says ‘I am 100% COMMITTED’
| POS | DRIVER | TIME/RETIRED | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1:32:07.986 | 26 | |
| 2 | +16.527s | 18 | |
| 3 | +34.834s | 15 | |
| 4 | +42.506s | 12 | |
| 5 | +43.181s | 10 | |
| 6 | +56.072s | 8 | |
| 7 | +61.110s | 6 | |
| 8 | +70.892s | 4 | |
| 9 | +75.260s | 2 | |
| 10 | +1 lap | 1 | |
| 11 | +1 lap | 0 | |
| 12 | +1 lap | 0 | |
| 13 | +1 lap | 0 | |
| 14 | +1 lap | 0 | |
| 15 | +1 lap | 0 | |
| 16 | +1 lap | 0 | |
| 17 | +1 lap | 0 | |
| 18 | +1 lap | 0 | |
| NC | DNF | 0 | |
| NC | DNF | 0 |
“We are not good enough for a world champion — and we just need to fix the car. I am sorry for what you had to drive today. I know it was undriveable. This was a terrible race,” said Wolff as Hamilton finished out of the Top 10 in Imola GP.
Lewis Hamilton’s reply:
“No worries, Toto. Just keep working hard.”
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Hamilton’s most humbling moment in a desultory race came when he was lapped by Verstappen who enjoyed an easy pass for the race-leading Red Bull.
Sunday’s result was one of Hamilton’s worst since he joined Mercedes. His only previous pointless finish came at last year’s Azerbaijan Grand Prix where he was 15th.
His previous worst run of results came in 2009 when he struggled in an uncompetitive McLaren and registered his worst finish of 18th at the German Grand Prix.
Hamilton was at a loss. “It’s been difficult, but I don’t really know what to say,” he said.
“It’s definitely not easy and we all feel it as a team. At least George got some points so my apologies to everyone (that) I wasn’t able to do the same.
“I just wasn’t fast enough to overtake and I don’t really know why. I just wasn’t moving forwards. I was just a bit of a sitting duck.”
Hamilton said he had experienced worse times in his career. “I’ve definitely had lower moments so it’s not the lowest, for sure,” he said.
“Everyone’s feeling it and everyone’s just head down trying their best. There’s no-one that’s giving up and everyone’s just trying to move it forward as fast as they can.
Formula 1: COOL & COMPOSED Lewis Hamilton shares brilliant gesture, shows WHAT CHAMPIONS ARE MADE UP OF after Imola GP loss- check out
Mercedes are now third in the constructors standings with Russell having contributed 49 of their 77 points.
“Lewis is going to come back incredibly strong, I have no doubt,” said Russell.
“He’s definitely going to be pushing me all the way. I think it’s just how things fall out sometimes in a race weekend. I made a very strong start — I don’t know what happened to him at the start.
“But I expect him to come back so strong. The way he is pushing and motivating the team is inspiring. I’m not getting comfortable with this position, because I know what he’s capable of.”
However, Lewis Hamiton accepted the fact that it’s getting challenging for him in his bid for a record 8th world championship title.
“I’m out of the championship, for sure,” said the Mercedes driver. “There is no question about that. But I’ll still keep working as hard as I can, to try and pull it back together somehow.”
Max Verstappen won the race ahead of Red Bull team-mate Sergio Perez to trim Charles Leclerc’s lead in the title race to 27 points with Lando Norris finishing third for McLaren.
FORMULA 1 DRIVER STANDINGS
| POS | DRIVER | NATIONALITY | CAR | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MON | FERRARI | 86 | |
| 2 | NED | RED BULL RACING RBPT | 59 | |
| 3 | MEX | RED BULL RACING RBPT | 54 | |
| 4 | GBR | MERCEDES | 49 | |
| 5 | ESP | FERRARI | 38 | |
| 6 | GBR | MCLAREN MERCEDES | 35 | |
| 7 | GBR | MERCEDES | 28 | |
| 8 | FIN | ALFA ROMEO FERRARI | 24 | |
| 9 | FRA | ALPINE RENAULT | 20 | |
| 10 | DEN | HAAS FERRARI | 15 |
Formula 1: COOL & COMPOSED Lewis Hamilton shares brilliant gesture, shows WHAT CHAMPIONS ARE MADE UP OF after Imola GP loss- check out
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