Hamilton is ‘burning Mercedes’ with this dangerous statement: he believes they are benefiting from Russell

Lewis Hamilton lost in saying that Mercedes Your big family, who wins and loses together and expresses undying love to your soul team, signed Ferrarileft speechless True Wolff and the entire staff of the star company, and later, in the eighth race of the year, made some controversial statements after qualifying for the F1 Monaco GP.

There are 16 races left (17 counting this Sunday), and hamilton He is throwing stones at his team. Of course, hiding the hand. The Englishman gave a serious hint after the ‘qualy’ this Saturday Monaco. Your partners George Russell finished 5th in the Principality ‘qualy’ and is the 7-time championwho next year will wear a Ferrari, is 7th which was clearly ahead of George on Friday. His reaction after qualifying was surprising.

“I don’t think he’ll be ahead of George in the standings for the rest of the year”, he exclaimed on television, indicating that the team will help George more and put him first. “But I will continue to push the races,” he added. They asked him what was the reason for those statements. “We will see…”, he replied, biting his tongue and smiling as he dropped the bomb. A good listener few words. He has launched his message.

Apparently, Lewis Hamilton was upset because George Russell put the only new front wing on his car that Mercedes has for Monaco.

“The team worked hard in the factory to achieve an improvement in the last two races and also an improvement this weekend, but we only have one, which is George’s. I already imagined that George would be hard to beat, because he had a new piece. “When we got to qualifying, I automatically knew I was going to lose by two tenths, which I didn’t understand,” added for ‘Sky Sports’.

However, in the paddock it is said that Mercedes first offered that part to Hamilton to test in Monaco and Lewis turned down the offer because there was no equivalent replacement part. If it touches the wall, it has to go back to the previous specification and that may mean having to change the settings and balance of the car again. Russell did accept this, and knowing this, he hid on Friday without going near the walls. He seems to have problems and is far from Hamilton here, but what he is really doing is not taking risks so as not to break that piece and be pushed into qualifying. He nailed it.

It remains to be seen how these statements feel to the boss of the team, Toto Wolff, and how the relationship between Hamilton and the team continues in the long term that is still waiting.

The opposite of Carlos Sainz

All separations are always difficult, but this is different from the team spirit that Carlos Sainz had, for example, in his last year at Ferrari. Instead of criticizing the team on days when they could be ahead of Leclerc, as might have happened in Monaco, where the Spaniard had many problems with the balance of the car, Carlos once again defended the team and ensured that from third position not his priority. , but to help Leclerc achieve a “success he deserved after so much bad luck.”