Mercedes F1 racer Lewis Hamilton has opened up about the comments he made regarding Valtteri Bottas. He said that his comments about Bottas leaving the “door open” for Verstappen to run away with the race meant to be taken not as a criticism. He also clarified that his comments about Sergio Perez overtaking him were also not meant to downplay his achievements but rather complimented Perez.
Lewis Hamilton on Valtteri Bottas
We all have bad days. We live and learn. Yesterday I said that vb left the door open and naturally people will jump to criticise. We are a team and we win and we lose as a team. There is not one single person responsible for winning or losing, we do it together good or bad. You may be able to beat us but you can't break us! On to the next one Valtteri, let's keep pushing bro!
Lewis Hamilton on Sergio Perez
Just want to make sure people don't read what I was saying wrong yesterday. I have a lot of respect for Sergio Perez and think he's doing a great job in his new team. He's improved so much this season and I know how hard it is to progress with a new team, it takes time. My comment was simply that following another car in Mexico is the hardest thing due to the low drag we all have. That's why there is very little overtaking. However, he was able to follow so closely which highlights just how much more downforce they were able to carry. Big up Checo for keeping it clean.
