Hamilton was sensitive, Verstappen said he had once been

Lewis Hamilton is already at the top of F1 in almost every aspect (Photo: AFP)

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Lewis Hamilton he also beat Michael Schumacher at the Turkish GP in the number of world championship titles. Anyway, there haven’t been many races in recent years where Mercedes didn’t give him a clear chance, but the one in Turkey was just that. In the end, Hamilton saw the checkered flag first, and his teammate and World Cup rival also cleared it, so even though there are three races left of the season, the 2020 world champion is definitely Hamilton. .

“I know I say it often, but it surpasses even my wildest dreams. Said the now seven-time world champion about his new triumph. – Deep in my soul, I have dreamed of such successes all my life, but now it is too much for me. I remember seeing Michael while he was winning those world championships … We runners do everything we can to win one, two or even three titles. However, winning a week is unthinkable. I am very proud of our work. The team trusted me and my experience today. “

Hamilton couldn’t hold back his tears anyway after the crash, as that was probably when he began to realize what he had accomplished. The other two podiums, Sergio Pérez and Sebastian Vettel, were among the first to congratulate their competitor, who also won the 2020 World Cup title.

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Although for a long time it seemed that Racing Point could even score a double win in Istanbul, Lance Stroll only saw the checkered flag as the ninth at the end. Sergio perez however, he was able to maintain his second position, which gave him the second podium of the barn this year.

“I told the team on the radio that maybe another lap and my tires would explode The Mexican remembered the hairs of the race. – The vibration was terribly bad at the end of the race, but the team did a great job in terms of strategy. I feel like Lewis did really well today, and even though half of our performance has dropped in the end, we still managed to get good results. “

For the first time this year, he was able to get on the podium Sebastian Vettel, after overtaking his teammate on a very exciting final lap, seeing the checkered flag in Istanbul in third place. The four-time world champion explicitly enjoyed the difficult conditions, but was surprised to be able to celebrate on the podium.

“It was a very intense and long race, but I had a lot of fun Vettel said after the fall. – I got my first nail right and I was already in fourth position. I did fine on the wet tires, but then we changed interest. At first I was in a more difficult position, but then I managed to get back on track. The last lap was quite tough and I was surprised to finally be able to get on the podium, of course I am very happy for him. It was a very enjoyable race due to the changing circumstances. Twenty laps before the end, I thought we should switch to slick tires because the asphalt was almost completely dry and my temporary tires were already quite worn. I really wanted to put dry tires on and I still think I would have had a chance to win, but in the end, I’m happy for third place. “

Many did not like the new asphalt on the Istanbul track, which caused the drivers to suffer from a lack of traction from the start of the weekend and to slip a lot. Max verstappennek It also caused a lot of trouble in the race; ultimately that’s why it also fell short on the podium. However, he has not forgotten to congratulate the now seven-time world champion.

“Hamilton and Mercedes deserved it. It was pretty obvious that sooner or later he would win the title, but that’s still incredible. I think by now he has become the best Formula 1 driver of all time, at least in terms of statistics. The Dutchman praised Hamilton and then pursued his own career. – It was quite frustrating. I tried to be close to Checo, but suddenly I slipped. That was a big change. Sure, I tried to avoid the wall, but with that, I completely braked my tires. I had no control after that and was just trying to survive the race, so obviously this day didn’t work out very well for us. But hopefully we’ll never be in a situation where we slip so much on a track again. “

I was already at a great disadvantage in the first corner Valtteri Bottas by the Renault drivers who crashed in front of him, and ultimately did not score a point in the Turkish Grand Prix. After the countdown, the Finn told me what happened.

“It was a long day. Apparently everything went wrong in the first round. I don’t know if Daniel or someone else ran out of every corner, but I had to avoid it, but in the end I turned around too. into turn 9 and from then on the car didn’t work the same way as before. It also made it difficult for me to keep the car on the track. ” Bottas told me.

In Istanbul, it also became clear that the northern Mercedes driver had also failed to beat Hamilton this year, meaning he would have to give up the 2020 world title entirely.

“Lewis totally deserves the win. Overall, he was one of the best two of us this year. He fully deserved my title, but I will definitely try to beat him next year. “ Bottas promised.