Although it took him a few laps to put in place his comeback at the start of the race, Hamilton showed himself to be totally unleashed in the second and third stints of the race, only to fail just seven seconds behind his teammate George Russell, all imperial. throughout the Grand Prix in Las Vegas. The No. 44, like the rest of his team, did not really understand why the Mercedes were so superior to the rest of the pack all weekend, but that does not diminish his pleasure at having been able to witness this resurgence of the Silver Arrows, who have four successes this season. Without forgetting a word for the star of the day, the now four-time World Champion Max Verstappen.
“First of all, I would like to congratulate Max on his title! If I had done my job yesterday, I would have had a much easier race today. I still had a lot of fun coming up from tenth position, the team did a great job, I don't know at all why we were so fast this weekend. The car has never been better this season. I'm grateful to have been able to be part of the team that took the car to this level. »
Cold, Mercedes’ ally?
The Briton is still trying to find a possible reason, the low temperatures recorded all weekend. With most screenings taking place at 10 p.m. local time, in November the air in Vegas rarely gets above 12°C. Conditions in which the W15 is a little more at ease, even if for the drivers and mechanics, the staggered pace of the “Sin City” is not the easiest to get used to.
“The race is so late here, we go to bed at five or six in the morning and then we start the day much later, it’s difficult. We don't see much of the sun during the day, so it's a bit of a change from the usual rhythm. And then it's cold! Maybe that's why we had such a good race, with warmer conditions we might have struggled. If the car behaves like this in the next races, we could clearly fight against the best. The title is decided, we will now fight to do the best in each race”he finished, with the desire to seek even more success before starting his lease with Ferrari.
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