Lewis Hamilton and Red Bull’s uneasy friendship is not new after the tension experienced in 2021, with a controversial World Cup result that will go down in history. And in this case, the British driver did not hesitate to assess the removal of Nyck de Vries from AlphaTauri after only 10 races this season to make way for veteran Daniel Ricciardo. The energy drink group has been criticized for years for the pressure it puts on its drivers and impatience in the face of a lack of results. Many call it ‘the pilot shredder’. The Milton Keynes team did not hesitate to drop from Red Bull Kvyat, Gasly and Albon as soon as the season started, and now they have also done De Vries, something that previously did not hesitate to throw of Hamilton a ‘dart’ for the method used by the Red bull.
“You could say this is how Red Bull works. I was really surprised by the decision on poor Nyck (De Vries). He’s a brilliant young man and a good person. I think the future is still bright for him and he will have lots of great options for the future,” commented the Stevenage driver, a 7-time F1 world champion.
In addition, he made it clear that he was surprised to see Daniel Ricciardo in the driver’s briefings, an Australian who on this course was acting as a reserve driver for Red Bull when he was left without a seat on the grid at the end of last year due to his poor performance at McLaren. With this, Hamilton indicated how thoughtful Red Bull’s decision was in the long run. “He’s been there all year. He’s been to all the driver briefings this year, but he’s not really competing, which is weird you don’t normally see a reserve driver in a driver briefing… but I’m not. I’m surprised to see him back ,” Lewis concluded.
Hamilton, for the good result in Hungary
This weekend, in the Hungarian F1 GP, Lewis Hamilton will look for another podium after what he achieved at Silverstone with a Mercedes that worked like a charm in the fast corners of the British track and now it remains to be seen if it also fits. in a layout that is the opposite of the Hungaroring in Budapest, full of slow curves. Mercedes believe the new wing will have a bigger impact in Budapest than the one seen at Silverstone and it will help them, but it will be necessary to see if they can compete with an Aston Martin expected to be strong at this track. , and see if this Mercedes can come close to a Verstappen Red Bull that at the moment seems unbeatable.
Source: La Verdad
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