Lewis Hamilton

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Wolff convinced 'stunning' Hamilton had race-winning pace (PlanetF1)

Toto Wolff thinks that, had his first-lap incident not taken place, Lewis Hamilton would have been in the mix for the race victory in Spain.

He would have raced for the win.” And at the end, I mean, his race pace was stunning here. “We’re not sure [if] we damaged the engine.

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Lewis Hamilton likens Spanish Grand Prix charge to a win after fifth ... (Evening Standard)

And the seven-time world champion said he was confident Mercedes would be race winners again before too long. Hamilton clashed with Kevin Magnussen on the ...

“I was thinking this is impossible to get back into the points but they said no I was on for eighth,” he said. We have made a lot of improvements with the car, the race pace is much better. “I had to get through a lot of adversity in that race starting from so far back.”

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Spanish Grand Prix: Lewis Hamilton 'so happy' with Mercedes pace ... (Sky Sports)

The Mercedes driver and Kevin Magnussen collided on the first lap after the Haas man tried to go around the outside of Hamilton, leaving him with a puncture and ...

I was just really unfortunate at the start to get the puncture I got, but I didn't give up. He [Hamilton] would have raced for the win. But then, to be fighting for fourth, I was so happy.

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'Like the olden days!' Lewis Hamilton full of confidence after Spanish ... (The Independent)

Red Bull's Max Verstappen raced to his third victory in as many outings.

If I didn’t have the issue at the start I would have been fighting the Red Bulls so that gives me a great hope at some stage we will be fighting for the win. Russell also impressed to secure his second podium of the year. “Since the final race of last year it has been difficult all-round. “Lewis, that was amazing,” said Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff, seconds after the race finished. Start your Independent Premium subscription today. So gloomy was Hamilton’s apparent fate that he wanted to retire his car.

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Hamilton left ruing first-lap contact with Magnussen after 'amazing ... (Formula 1 RSS UK)

Lewis Hamilton's run of Spanish Grand Prix victories – stretching back to 2017 – may have come to an end in 2022. But the seven-time champion was still ...

“I was so gutted to lose the place to Sainz, especially after coming from where I came from, you know,” chuckled Hamilton. “I mean, I was 30-plus seconds behind [the pack]. That’s like no-man’s land, and I tell you, it’s a horrible feeling being that far behind. “It was a lot hotter than predicted today, so for everyone, it was quite tough with these cars,” said Hamilton. “I don’t know exactly what went on with the car, I’ve not spoken with the team… “But jeez, if I hadn’t had that issue at the beginning, who knows where we would have been in the end.

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Toto Wolff explains why Mercedes defied Lewis Hamilton request ... (Daily Express)

LEWIS HAMILTON collided with Kevin Magnussen early in the Spanish Grand Prix.

"But I was like, we might as well just save the engine so we live to fight another day. "From a driver's perspective, you know, 'that can't be possible, I'm 50 seconds behind the leaders', but it's still valuable mileage and we are never giving up anyway. The pair collided on the opening lap of the Spanish Grand Prix, with the incident causing Hamilton to offer to quit the race.

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Wolff insists Hamilton "would've raced for the win" (GPblog.com)

Lewis Hamilton had some contact with Kevin Magnussen through the opening sequence of corners. The seven-time World Champion had a puncture and had to pit, ...

We have two unbelievable drivers, we have the right guys to sort our car out and come back to the front. Would've raced for the win," Wolff gave his reaction to Hamilton's radio message towards the start of the race. "It's always the call when you basically lost the race.

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Lewis Hamilton opens up on 'horrible feeling' and explains why he ... (Daily Express)

LEWIS HAMILTON fought back to fifth in the Spanish Grand Prix after an early incident with Kevin Magnussen.

I don't know exactly what went on with the car but I basically had to drive it at half throttle trying to cool the car. He said: “Really unfortunate at the start with the punctures I got, but I didn't give up, that’s what we do right. Moments later, Hamilton asked his team if he could retire the car to save the engine but was warned there would still be opportunities later.

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