Watching on as Lewis Hamilton received the British Grand Prix, Fred Vasseur says he’d slightly that confidence increase had gone to at the moment’s Ferrari driver than subsequent season’s.
945 days after his final Grand Prix victory, Hamilton returned to the highest step of the rostrum having held off the late-charging Max Verstappen at Silverstone.
Lewis Hamilton silences his detractors together with his British GP win
It was a fine addition for the Mercedes driver who admitted there have been instances he thought “it’s by no means going to occur once more” as his dry spell continued for two-and-a-half seasons.
The win additionally silenced his detractors and anybody who was pondering whether or not Ferrari had made the improper name dropping Sainz in favour of signing Hamilton as Charles Leclerc’s 2025 team-mate.
However whereas Hamilton’s 2025 workforce boss Vasseur was comfortable for the seven-time World Champion to interrupt his duck, he would slightly it was Sainz who was celebrating the second.
“First I’d’ve been extra comfortable to provide the arrogance to Carlos this weekend,” he instructed the media, together with PlanetF1.com.
“We could have time to debate this, however I’m comfortable for him as a result of I feel he deserved it. However we’ll have time to debate Lewis subsequent yr, it’s not the subject of at the moment.”
He added: “We’ve got sufficient discussions in the intervening time. We’ll welcome him later.
“Now we have to regain the identical momentum from the primary a part of the season as a result of we’re nonetheless second within the championship and if we will get again to scoring factors with each vehicles, I’m positive the scenario can enhance.”
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Hamilton acknowledged that Sunday’s triumph was his final British Grand Prix win as a Mercedes driver, the P1 not solely a record-breaking ninth Silverstone win but in addition his a hundred and fiftieth Mercedes podium.
“Leaving on a excessive,” he stated. “That is my final race right here with this workforce so I needed to win this a lot for them as a result of I like them and I admire them a lot.”
His workforce boss Toto Wolff referred to as it a “lovely story” to wrap up his final house Grand Prix with the Silver Arrows.
“I don’t suppose his option to go to Ferrari is unhappy, folks make choices, however we’re at all times calm concerning the route the workforce takes and the one the motive force takes,” he stated as per ScuderiaFans.com.
“We’re adults and do the whole lot to have a quick automobile for Lewis and George till the tip of the season, however it’s true that we go away Ferrari with a fantastic driver, a celebrity.
“I’m positive Ferrari will obtain a scenario they’ve been hoping for.”
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