“A GREAT RESULT – WE WERE COMPETITIVE ENOUGH TO COMPETE FOR THE WIN.”
A fantastic drive by Lewis Hamilton and a superb performance by McLaren to dramatically improve the car in a very short amount of time.
I was really happy with my lap today. The car felt fantastic, and I owe it all to the guys back at the factory, in the design office and those building components. They need to give themselves a huge pat on the back. It was a brave decision to make such a dramatic change to the car, and a superb effort to deliver that change. An amazing turnaround!
However, although I was pleased with my performance today, my KERS Hybrid stopped working halfway round my final lap – I had 40 per cent left that I couldn’t deploy – but that would have been worth only an extra couple of tenths. Still, it’s good to know, because this car platform is now definitely something we can build upon.
Tomorrow is a long race and it won’t be won at the first corner. We need to take home some good points from this weekend because we know our car will only get better.
We still have some work to do, but I think the race is winnable from here – and I’ll be giving Sebastian [Vettel] the race of his life tomorrow!
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Sebastian Vettel, the 2010 champion, is perceived to be the main threat. Followed by Alonso who is always a threat in a good car. Hamilton’s team-mate Jenson Button was voted the 3rd strongest competitor in front of Mark Webber (4th) and Michael Schumacher (5th).
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