Lewis Hamilton: Max Verstappen “chilling at the front” in F1 2023 | “I don’t think he was sweating!”
Verstappen won 19 of the 22 races in F1 2023, breaking a plethora of records along the way.
On the other hand, Mercedes were winless for the first time since 2011 as Lewis Hamilton’s own win drought extended further, with 🧜his last triumph coming at the 2021 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix.
Speaking to the , Hamilton feels that Verstappen just had to “control” his pace a💧t the front given the RB19’s dominance over the rest of the field.
“You can go tꦺhrough the lap times and some of the data from🐼 Max; he is just chilling at the front more often than not,” Hamilton said.
“I don't think he has bro🔯ken a sweat durin𓄧g the year.
“Even when we were chasing him in Austin, I ♐don't think he was sweating. I think he was just able to control it. And when you are in that position where you have performance and can back off, the car goes further.
“The tyres go longer and you are in a swee🅰t spot and it is amazing to be in that place.
𒀰“Ultimately, they have d🌠one an amazing job and worked and deserve it.”
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