Dutchman, which took advantage of the fresher mid-range tires with its two-stop tactic, victory at the French Grand Prix advantage in the championship over The British increased to twelve points and thus further increased the pressure on the team “Silver arrows”.
Hamilton he finished second in the end and said after the race: “I did everything I could today. I didn't make any major mistakes and I can actually be satisfied with the result. "
Red Bull has now celebrated for the third time in a row, which happened for the first time in the hybrid period, and the next races will be in Austria Spielberg, where Hamilton he again attributes better chances to win to the Austrian team than to his team.
“Of course it would be nice to win, but these guys are just too fast for us now. Pri Red Bullu have really taken a big step forward, especially on the planes they are significantly faster than us. We need to improve, especially because in Austria, speed on the plane is so important, ” he concluded seven-time world champion.