News Details

Hamilton 'nervous' handing back third place

– Lewis Hamilton says he was "nervous" when he handed back third place to Valtteri Bottas on the final lap of the Hungarian Grand Prix, as Max Verstappen threatened.Hamilton rapidly closed in on Mercedes team-mate Bottas after the pit-stops and was given a run at Ferrari drivers Kimi Räikkönen and Sebastian Vettel.He managed to get within DRS range of Räikkönen on several occasions, but could not get close enough to pass, and ultimately backed off to return third to Bottas, as agreed.However, by this stage, Red Bull driver Verstappen, on much fresher tyres, had caught up with Bottas, giving Mercedes a small margin as it swapped cars once more.Hamilton slowed by almost...
Full Story »
8y ago from GPUpdate.net 0
Share

You May Also Be Interested In...

I’m a man of my word – Hamilton

Admirable by Mercedes team work, ultimately title contender Lewis Hamilton...
8y ago from ThisIsF1.com

Hungarian Grand Prix: Lewis Hamilton wants to win F1...

Lewis Hamilton said he gave back third position to team-mate Valtteri...
8y ago from BBC.co.uk

Hamilton's gift: Right or wrong?

So should Lewis Hamilton have surrendered third place to Valtteri Bottas...
8y ago from SkySports.com

Hamilton: My heart told me it was the right thing to...

Lewis Hamilton's heart spoke louder than his mind during the closing...
8y ago from GrandPrix247.com

Elsewhere On The Network

Popular On MGPToday.com

Victoria Government rejects MotoGP requests to move...

The Victoria State Government has rejected a request from MotoGP to move...
14h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

Dorna Sports unveils rebrand as part of MotoGP...

Dorna Sports has announced it will be officially known as MotoGP Sports...
18h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

Popular On IndyCarToday.com

David Malukas heads the timesheets in opening IndyCar...

The NTT IndyCar Series held the first of two open test days at Phoenix...

George Barber, founder of iconic IndyCar venue, passes...

Barber Motorsports Park has announced that founder of the iconic track...

Popular On TotalWRC.com

Elfyn Evans wins Swedish showdown

Elfyn Evans and Scott Martin clinched victory on Rally Sweden which ended...

Popular On GunnersToday.com

‘All formal steps completed' – BBC man...

Arsenal have officially agreed to a blockbuster new contract with star...
11h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Arsenal get green light as 35-goal forward eyes summer...

Nico Williams has been linked with a move away from Athletic Club Bilbao...
9h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Contract stand-off alert: Arsenal smell opportunity as...

Arsenal are plotting an ambitious move to sign the PSG superstar Ousmane...
10h ago from CaughtOffside.com

'He’s got everything to suit the best clubs in...

Former Chelsea star Emmanuel Petit has urged Arsenal to sign Julian...
10h ago from SportsKeeda.com

Comments

Hottest News

Recent News


2014 GPToday.com
GPToday.com is not responsible for the news headlines and associated descriptions and images it indexes, the content of externally linked sites or the comments & postings of its users.

This website is unofficial and is not associated in any way with the Formula One group of companies. F1, FORMULA ONE, FORMULA 1, FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, GRAND PRIX and related marks are trade marks of Formula One Licensing B.V.