The Mercedes driver admitted to being “surprised” by the team’s performance at the start of the season, led by Checo Pérez.
Lewis Hamilton, The driver of the British team Mercedessaid Red Bull’s RB19 “is the fastest car” he has ever seen and it is certain that “surprised” for the advantage the red bull team had over its rivals at the start of 2023 Formula 1 season.
The seven-time world champion recognized: “I’ve never seen a car go that fast. I think when we’re fast, we’re not that fast. Red Bull is the fastest car I’ve ever seen, especially compared to others“, as the specialized site Motor Sport published today.
Hamilton, 38, came to fifth place in the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix played on Sunday, that the Mexican Sergio Pérez won in a Red Bull.
Meanwhile, the two-time Formula 1 world champion, Max Verstappen, also from the same team, was on the podium after finishing second after starting from the 15th position at the start.
“I don’t know how or why, but Max quickly passed me. I didn’t bother to cover him because the speed difference is huge“said Hamilton, referring to the return of the Dutch pilot.
The official Formula 1 calendar continues on April 2 with the Australian Grand Prix, which will be held at the Albert Park circuit in Melbourne, in what will be the third test of the season.
F1 Standings 2023 Drivers Championship
- Max Verstappen (Red Bull) – 44 points.
- Sergio Perez (Red Bull) – 43 points.
- Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin)- 27 points.
- George Russell (Mercedes) – 21 points.
- Carlos Sainz (Ferrari) – 20 points.
- Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) – 20 points.
- Lance Stroll (Aston Martin) – 8 points.
- Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) – 6 points.
- Esteban Ocon (Alpine) – 4 points.
- Valtteri Bottas (Alfa Romeo) – 4 points.
- Pierre Gasly (Alpine) – 4 points.
- Kevin Magnussen (Haas) – 1 point.
- Alexander Albon (Williams) – 1 point.
- Yuki Tsunoda (Alpha Tauri) – 0 points.
- Nico Hulkenberg (Haas) – 0 points.
- Logan Sargeant (Williams) – 0 points.
- Zhou Ghanyu (Alfa Romeo) – 0 points.
- Nyck De Vries (Alpha Tauri) – 0 points.
- Lando Norris (McLaren) – 0 points.
- Oscar Piastri (McLaren) – 0 points.
Source: Tycsports
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