Ralf Schumacher: “It wasn’t Lewis Hamilton’s fault with his reaction”

Hamilton thrillingly claimed his first pole position of the season in Budapest but, by Turn 1, had already been overtaken by eventual winner 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Max Verstappen.
McLaren duo 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri also quickly overtook Hamilton, who was forced to settle for fourth 🌟in the✃ race.
“Th🌺e reaction time wasn't all that bad,” ex-F1 driver Schumacher told .
“The que♕stion is what data the team collected over the weekend.
“You collect the grip data, there is a predefined sequence with a speed, with an optimal gas position and the dri🍰ver then unwinds it.
“If for some reason, whether the tyre or temperature window is not reached, then the st꧋art is badꦜ.
“Itไ wasn't Lewis Hamilton's f🐼ault with his reaction."
Schuma🎃cher, whose nephew Mick is Mercedes’ third driver, said about the team’s strategy in Hungary: “They tended to stay out there a little too long and ultimately couldn’t use the tyres anymore.
“It can also have something to do𒀰 with the f𓃲uel, if the car gets lighter it can work much better.
“It waꦺs striking that Hamilton was able to gain a lot of pace i🍰n the end.
“For me, the Mercedes is still too slow – especially when 💧you look at the DRS and how d🦩ifficult it is for them to overtake.”

Schumacher added about Norris and Piastri, the hugely♍ impressive McLar𒈔en pair: “Both have a competitor in the team who challenges them directly.
“But it's a healthy way ✃they treat each other. The big advantage is that they bo🎃th need the same thing.
“Accordingly, the team will be able to dev♑elop excellently together with the two ꧒of them."
And he said about Ferrari dr🍨iver Charles Leclerc’s five-second time penalty for pitlane speeding, which restricted him to P7: "With so much experience, this must n🤡ot happen.
“These are always the things that line up with him.&n🦂bsp;
“Of course, when things go badly, things often go really badly - but that should neve𝓀r happen in this area where he is driving."

James was a sports journalist at Sky Sports for a decade coဣvering everything from American sports, to football, to F1.