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After his amazing victory at the Spanish Grand Prix Lewis Hamilton said he learned a lot about Max Verstappen’s car and “learned a lot about how he uses it”.
At the Spanish Grand Prix Lewis Hamilton had more opportunity than ever before to learn about Max Verstappen and his car, as he was trailing him for most of the race before ultimately overtaking him to take the win.
“It was actually a really good day,” Hamilton said at the post-race press conference.
“I learned a lot about Max today and perhaps more than all the other races probably put together.”
When asked if he would elaborate on what he meant by that, the Briton refused to go into too much detail.
“Not particularly, no. It was just… when you’re with people on track… you get to see different things and you can follow closely.
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“Obviously I was following relatively closely and I learned a lot about his car and learned a lot about how he uses it. So that was a good race in that respect.
Hamilton then went on to give his take on Verstappen’s first corner overtaking manoeuvre, that almost ended in the two drivers colliding.
“As we went into Turn 1, I just made sure I gave as much space as I could to Max. In my mind, it’s always a marathon not a sprint, so I’m just always thinking the long game.
“And, sure, you could be a little bit more aggressive. Do I need too?
“Well, I’m in the position that I’m in because I don’t get too aggressive when I don’t need to be,” concluded the seven-time champion.
