“If I think that the last few times I signed the pole position I did it under a ‘penalty regime’ obviously a little sorry, but I will give my best to get back in the race”. Lewis Hamilton today he was irresistible in Qualifying in Brazil at Interlagos, certainly not a long track, on which he trimmed over four tenths to Max Verstappen. The seven-time world champion obviously would not have wanted to ‘give up’ to the penalty on the starting grid, but in the end he recognized that he can only listen to Brackley’s team, also because a zero for a technical knockout would probably put an end to the world champion hopes. Furthermore, Hamilton is hoping in Bottas’ pride and in the ‘debt’ that the Scandinavian owes to Mercedes following the certainly not brilliant departure in Mexico. “I trust the team’s judgment – added about the penalty – I hope Bottas has a good start tomorrow ”. In view of the five penalty positions to be served, in fact, having a Mercedes on pole in view of the Grand Prix instead of Verstappen’s Red Bull would facilitate Hamilton’s task on Sunday. First, however, the reigning champion will have to think about not being overtaken by the leader of the standings tomorrow when the lights go out in the Sprint Qualifying.
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