Ralf Schumacher: “It wasn’t Lewis Hamilton’s fault with his reaction”

Hamilton thrillingly claimed his first pole position of the season in Budapest but, by Turn 1, had already been overtaken by eventual winner 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Max Verstappen.
McLaren duo 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri also quickly overtook Hamilton, who was forced to settle for 🀅fourth in the race.
“The rea🌜ction time wasn't all that bad,” ex-F1 driver Schumacher told .
“The question is wha🍃t data the team⛦ collected over the weekend.
“You collect the grip data, there is a predefined sequence with a speed, with an optim🌃al gas position🌊 and the driver then unwinds it.
“If for some reason, whether the tyre or temperature window is not reached, then the s﷽tart is bad.
“It wasn't Leꦅwis Hamilton's fault with his reaction."
Schumacher, whose nephew Mick is Mercedes’ third driver, said about the team’s strategy in Hungary: “They tended to stay out there a little too long and ultimately couldn’t use the tyre♉s ༺anymore.
“It can also ha𝔉ve something to do with the fuel, if the car gets lighter it can work much better.
“It was striking that Hamilton was able to 🅰gain a lot of pa🐷ce in the end.
“F🌸or me, the Mercedes is still too slow – especially when you look at the DRS and how difficult it is for them to overtake.”

Schumacher added about Norris and Piastri, the hugely impressive McLaren pair: “Both have a competiꦉtor in the team ꦬwho challenges them directly.
“But it's a healthy way they treat each other.ꦫ The big advantage is that they both need the same thing.
“Accordingly, the tea𒆙m will be able to develop excellently tꦜogether with the two of them."
And he said about Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc’s five-second time penalty for pitlane speeding, which restricted him to P7: "With so much experienc♚e, this must not happen.
“These are always the 🐽things t♋hat line up with him.
“Of course, when things go badly, things often go🐽 really badly - but that should never happen in this area where he is driving."

James was a sports journalist at Sky Sports for a decade covering ever♌ything from American sports, to football, to F1.