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Lewis Hamilton says he had to press “every button” on his steering wheel to overtake Charles Leclerc because his Mercedes F1 car was “very slow” on the straights.
Lewis Hamilton, the seven-time world champion, finished second in the Mexico City Grand Prix behind Max Verstappen. His standout moment came when he made an impressive pass on Charles Leclerc to secure second place. Hamilton had to extract maximum power from his Mercedes to compensate for his lack of straightline speed compared to the Ferraris. He praised Leclerc for being fair during their battle. In a post-race interview with Jenson Button, Hamilton admitted doubting whether his medium tyres would last but managed to finesse his driving to make them work. The key was finding the right balance between understeer and oversteer throughout the race.
Source: Crash
