An image emerged depicting Lewis supposedly illegally touching Perez’s car in parc fermé. Mercedes issued a denial, and a video proves it did not happen.
Ferrari’s Mattia Binotto questions Mercedes’ progress and says their deficit is still “six or seven-tenths per lap”, which is “like Ferrari last year”.
Juan Pablo Montoya says he understands why Lewis asked Mercedes if they should retire his car, and adds “it was impressive to see Hamilton not give up”.
Lewis Hamilton says “it’s been difficult all round” since the Abu Dhabi GP, as he reveals a surprising inspiration for his amazing Spanish GP comeback drive.
Toto Wolff says Mercedes has “halved the disadvantage to the front-runners” and explains the issues that prevented Lewis Hamilton from finishing in P4.
After a collision with Magnussen at the Spanish GP, Lewis dropped back to P19 and then asked the team if it would be better to retire the car. He explains why.
When Lewis Hamilton dropped down to P19 at the Spanish GP, he asked Mercedes if it would be better to retire the car. He now says he’s glad they didn’t.