Charles Leclerc would have dominated the Azerbaijan Grand Prix if he hadn’t crashed his Ferrari in qualifying, Lewis Hamilton believes.
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Hamilton believes mutual respect with Bottas will prevent a repeat of Rosberg episode
2019 F1 season
Posted onLewis Hamilton says “things that happened in the background that you won’t know about” between him and Nico Rosberg.
Hamilton: Tyre operating window ‘even narrower than before’
RaceFans Round-up
Posted onIn the round-up: Hamilton: Tyre operating window ‘even narrower than before’ • Brazilian GP could move • Silverstone confirms resurfacing
Has ‘Bottas 2.0’ cut the gap to Hamilton – or is this another false dawn?
2019 F1 season
Posted onHave Valtteri Bottas’s improved fitness and new engineering team helped him take the fight to Lewis Hamilton – or this the start of a familiar pattern?
Hamilton says his improved starts are now among “the best on the grid”
RaceFans Round-up
Posted onIn the round-up: Hamilton says his improved starts are now among “the best on the grid” • Power can’t believe poor start to 2019 • 85,000 attended Baku weekend including concerts
Hamilton “didn’t make a mistake” at end of VSC period
2019 Azerbaijan Grand Prix
Posted onLewis Hamilton wasn’t to blame for the time he lost at the end of the Virtual Safety Car period in the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, say Mercedes.
Past Mercedes drivers didn’t respect “rules of engagement” like Bottas – Hamilton
2019 Azerbaijan Grand Prix
Posted onLewis Hamilton says he expects his relationship with team mate Valtteri Bottas to remain harmonious as long as both respect Mercedes’ “rules of engagement”.
Hamilton: Losing 2.5s to Bottas under VSC was “my fault”
2019 Azerbaijan Grand Prix
Posted onLewis Hamilton says he understands why he lost time to Valtteri Bottas during the Virtual Safety Car period in the Azerbaijan Grand Prix.
Hamilton: Too early to call Bottas my main title rival
RaceFans Round-up
Posted onIn the round-up: Hamilton: Too early to call Bottas my main title rival • Williams apologise to Kubica • Baku result “very disappointing” for Haas
No ‘hold position’ order for Hamilton and Bottas – Wolff
2019 Azerbaijan Grand Prix
Posted onMercedes did not call off the fight between its drivers during the Azerbaijan Grand Prix and the team will continue letting them race each other.
Hamilton regrets being “too friendly” to Bottas at start
2019 Azerbaijan Grand Prix
Posted onLewis Hamilton says he was “too friendly” to Valtteri Bottas when he had a chance to pass his team mate at the start of the Azerbaijan Grand Prix.
Bottas resists Hamilton to avenge lost Baku win
2019 Azerbaijan Grand Prix summary
Posted onValtteri Bottas scored his second victory of the 2019 F1 season in the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, claiming recompense for his lost Baku win last year.
Hamilton: I’d have same reaction as Leclerc to crash
2019 Azerbaijan Grand Prix
Posted onLewis Hamilton says he understood Charles Leclerc’s furious reaction to the crash which put him out of qualifying for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix.
Raikkonen “got way too close” to Hamilton in qualifying
2019 Azerbaijan Grand Prix
Posted onKimi Raikkonen cursed he “could have done a better lap on my own” after getting too close to Lewis Hamilton during qualifying.
Hamilton understands Leclerc’s urge to “rebel” against number two status
2019 Azerbaijan Grand Prix
Posted onLewis Hamilton says Charles Leclerc is feeling the urge to “rebel” at Ferrari in the same way he did during his first season at McLaren in 2007.
Hamilton: Ferrari’s straight-line focus may hurt them after Baku
2019 Azerbaijan Grand Prix
Posted onLewis Hamilton expects Ferrari will enjoy a straight-line speed advantage in Baku but suspects their set-up strategy will work against them in later races.
Beat Hamilton? Vettel hasn’t proved he can beat Leclerc yet
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Posted onCharles Leclerc should be third in the championship, taking the fight to the Mercedes drivers. He isn’t because Ferrari chose to favour his team mate in every race this year.
Hamilton: Ferrari not reaching their full potential
2019 Chinese Grand Prix
Posted onLewis Hamilton suspects Ferrari haven’t reached their full potential in the opening races of 2019, all of which Mercedes have won.
Hamilton cruises to sixth China win as Ferrari tactics backfire
2019 Chinese Grand Prix review
Posted on“People remember exciting races a lot more than anniversaries” said Sebastian Vettel after the 1,000th championship race. Will anyone other than Lewis Hamilton care to remember this one?
Hamilton ‘redeemed’ by ending run of poor starts in China
2019 Chinese Grand Prix
Posted onLewis Hamilton feels he redeemed himself by passing his team mate at the start of the Chinese Grand Prix following poor starts in both of the races so far this year.