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Lewis Hamilton says if earlier in the Hungarian Grand Prix “we had the pace we had at the end, we would have been a little bit better I think through the day”.
Although Lewis Hamilton started the Hungarian Grand Prix from pole, he ultimately finished the race in P4.
Unfortunately, at the very start he got overtaken by Max Verstappen, Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri. After the race he explained what happened.
“The start, actually the initial getaway wasn’t the worst I’ve ever had, but it obviously wasn’t as good as Max’s,” Lewis said.
“I had a bit of wheelspin, and then obviously Max was on the inside and he ran me wide, and I got done by the two McLarens.
“So definitely not a great start, kind of reminiscent of 2015 when I fell back from first. Then after that I just didn’t have the pace to keep up with the guys.
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“The balance of the car was pretty awful on that first stint. A lot of understeer, to snap oversteer, through corner balance – and I just couldn’t keep up with them.
“But then bit by bit as we got through the next couple of stints, the car started to become much more drivable, and then the last stint obviously was much better.
“If we had the pace we had at the end [earlier in the race], we would have been a little bit better I think through the day.
“But I’m going to take the positives from yesterday – it was an amazing effort from the team to get to where we were and to beat everybody in qualifying was really spectacular for us,” Hamilton concluded.
