It was an unforgettable weekend for Lewis Hamilton and Mercedes because the Brazilian GP was one for the books. Despite what the weekend did to the team, they emerged gloriously as winners. Lewis Hamilton called it his best weekend ever and the team agreed with him.
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It’s been a while since we’ve seen such a great weekend for a driver; For Hamilton, who has already had some great drives, the weekend in Brazil is the icing on the cake. On the F1 Nation podcast, Mercedes F1 trackside engineering director Andrew Shovlin poetically explains why he believes the Brazilian GP was exceptional for the reigning champion.
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“I rack my brains trying to think of a better drive for him, and the difficulty with Lewis – if you get questions like these, there are some of them to remember. But I think to have done that with a car that doesn’t have the pace advantage over the competition that we had in previous years; To have managed to be the fastest in qualifying despite all the adversities, but to be at the back and to see your strength and determination right now is really impressive. So at the moment I can’t think of a better one. “
Shovlin’s description of the race couldn’t have been better. At a time when the driver was booed, questioned and reduced to the speed of his car; Lewis Hamilton proved on Sunday that he is a 7-time world champion for a reason.
Mercedes is stronger in the face of adversity
It was a moment when Hamilton had to practice what he preached – to be stronger and never give in. It was a moment when the “still I rise” tattooed on his back had to mean something. Hamilton went from his first P1 start in seven races to the start of the sprint at the end of the grid. On Sunday he was pushed five places further. He also started Sunday’s race 21 points behind his rival.
Formula 1 F1 – Brazilian Grand Prix – Jose Carlos Pace Circuit, Sao Paulo, Brazil – November 14, 2021. Red Bulls Max Verstappen and Mercedes Lewis Hamilton during the REUTERS / Amanda Perobelli race.
He left Brazil and reduced this gap to Max Verstappen to 14. Toto Wolff also stated emphatically that the Silver Arrows were successful under the pressure; Hamilton leads them by example.
“I think the team has always been together, but these decisions brought us so close that it is against us. And I think Lewis felt that all his life and we can now feel it together as a team. “
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Wolff concluded with a powerful statement. “And we will fight, we will not be victims and that is the emotion we are feeling in the garage right now.”
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The Brazilian GP clearly made the strongest team on the grid stronger. With three rounds of intense fighting ahead of them, Mercedes will no doubt withstand whatever is thrown at them; as always.
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