Also Lewis Hamilton ended up in the maelstrom of controversy over the signing between Mercedes and the new sponsor Kingspan, a company that fell in the eye of the storm when the Grenfell Tower burned in 2017. The skyscraper located in west London was engulfed in a fire that caused 72 victims and the subsequent investigation found that some insulation materials of the building would not have done their job, burning in the fire and aggravating the toll. Among them was a well-known product from Kingspan. The seven-time world champion commented on the issue in this way, breaking free from the decision of Mercedes which signed a sponsorship agreement with the company in question: “I don’t want to talk about it publicly. I am not involved in negotiations with sponsors, with the exception of partner Tommy Hilfiger who I brought to Mercedes. Toto will fix everything “.
The reigning champion then commented on the incredible result of the Jeddah Qualifying, with one front row all Mercedes. Hamilton will start from pole with Bottas at his side, Verstappen will start from third position if the gearbox is intact: “This track is one of the most difficult to interpret, I was on the limit for the whole lap and the car was on the razor’s edge. Trying to get the most out of the tires was complicated. It’s hard to understand why we had trouble getting the front and rear up to temperature at the same time to get grip at the start of the lap. I am very proud and grateful that we were able to place both cars on the front row for tomorrow, it will be an intense race. It is always important to have Bottas next to me, especially in this part of the year, he is riding exceptionally well and we hope to do a good job together tomorrow in the race ”.
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