Lewis Hamilton’s stark admission to Max Verstappen in cooldown room at F1 Canadian GP
The seven-time world champion was unable to prevent Red Bull’s🧸 unbeaten start to the 2023 season, but did claim another podium in third place behind Verstappen and Fernando Alonso’s Aston Martin.
The 🅰three engaged꧂ in an insightful exchange in the post-race cooldown room before they went to celebrate on the podium.
After some initial chat about the ciꦰrcuit’s bumpi🧔ness, Verstappen asked Hamilton: “You had a good last stint?”
Hamilton replied: “Yeah.”
Verstappen added: “Ini𝓀t💝ially, it really kicked on.”
Hamilton responded: “Yup.”
Verstappen con🌞tin🐬ued: “Compared to the first medium, right?”
Hamilton admit🍨ted he “really struggled” in the first stint, before revealing Mercedes’ key weakness to Red Bull.
"We suck in the low spe💎ed corners,” he said. “You▨r rear-end is insane.
Alonso,🐲 who was a late arrival as he entered the room last oᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚf the trio, questioned: “Mine?”
To which Haﷺmilton said: “His [Verstappen’s]. But yours is pretty awesome too!”
Lewis regularly attends Grands Prix for wuqian0821.com around the world. Often reporting on the action from the ground, Lewis tells the stories of the people who matt🍎er in the sport.
