Lewis Hamilton mer imponert av Red Bull enn Max Verstappen i F1 2022 og sier teamet har bevist at han tok feil

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Lewis Hamilton har hyllet Red Bulls bil denne sesongen etter Max Verstappens dominerende seier i Belgia på det siste løpet

Lewis Hamilton sier at han har blitt mer imponert over Red Bulls bildesigner Adrian Newey enn av Max Verstappens kjøring denne sesongen, og innrømmer at det mesterskapsledende teamet har bevist at han tok feil etter at han kalte dem “bare et drikkefirma” tidligere i karrieren.

Verstappen og Red Bull har vært en gnistrende kombinasjon i 2022 og ankommer den regjerende verdensmesterens nederlandske GP med store tittelledelser (93 og 118 poeng) etter en fullstendig dominerende helg i Belgia.

Verstappen vant med nesten 20 sekunder til tross for at han startet som nummer 14 sist søndag, og mangler nå bare fire rekorder på 13 seire på en enkelt sesong.

Men Hamilton, hvis Mercedes-team derimot har slitt i år etter de store bilregelendringene, sier Red Bulls team bak kulissene fortjener mer ros – og trakk fram F1s mest suksessrike bildesigner.

“Jeg er mer imponert over Adrian Newey og teamet hans,” sa Hamilton i Zandvoort torsdag.

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“Jeg synes laget, det er et flott team. De har generelt hatt veldig flotte biler. Jeg tror de pleide å ha veldig høy kjørehøyde og mer luftmotstand enn før, men jeg tror de har innsett i år at motoren deres ikke faktisk ikke tregere enn andre.

— De har gjort en fantastisk jobb.

Hamilton sa tilbake i 2011, etter Red Bulls første F1-tittel, at teamet “bare var et drinkfirma” som kjempet mot McLaren, hans daværende team, og Ferrari. Red Bull ville da kreve tre strake doble mesterskap og ser sannsynlig ut til å oppnå bragden igjen i 2022, noe som førte til at Hamilton spiste ordene hans.

“Alt jeg ville ha sagt tidligere om laget… jeg mente det ikke på en negativ måte,” forklarte den syv ganger mesteren.

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Fernando Alonso sier at han vil be Lewis Hamilton om unnskyldning for kommentarer han kom med om kjøringen hans i Spa og sa at han har “stor respekt” for den syv ganger verdensmesteren

“For noen år siden sa jeg noe om at de er et drikkeselskap, og det var egentlig bare å fremheve at du ville satse mer på en bilprodusent enn dem. Men de har bevist at jeg tar feil, og de har gjort en god jobb.

“Adrian gjorde åpenbart oppgaven sin om bakkeeffektbiler på universitetet, så det er ingen overraskelse hva han har gjort i år. Det er imponerende. Men jeg tror på de unge våpnene i teamet mitt at vi vil ta igjen.”

Newey er viden kjent som F1s beste bildesigner noensinne for sitt arbeid med Williams, McLaren og Red Bull.

Hamilton med Verstappen, Adrian Newey og George Russell på den ungarske GP-pallen

“De har helt klart god aerobalanse, de har god kjørekvalitet, den har aldri noen problemer med støt,” sa Hamilton til Sky Sports F1.

“Når du har en stabil plattform som den… hans forståelse har definitivt vært en fordel for dem, og de har gjort en god jobb.

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Max Verstappen ser frem til en “fantastisk atmosfære” på hjemmeløpet sitt i den nederlandske Grand Prix

Hamilton og Mercedes venter fortsatt på sin første seier for sesongen, selv om sportens mest suksessrike sjåfør sier at han fortsatt liker «utfordringen» med 2022-bilen deres, mens han fortsatt lengter etter en forbedret maskin for 2023.

Hele den nederlandske GP-helgen er direktesendt på Sky Sports F1.

Sky Sports F1s direktesendte nederlandske GP-plan

Fredag ​​2. september
07.55: F3-trening
09.05: F2-trening
11:00: Dutch GP Practice One (økten starter kl. 11:30)
12.55: F3-kvalifisering
13.55: F2-kvalifisering
14.40: Nederlandsk fastlegeøvelse to (økten starter kl. 15.00)
16.15: F1-showet

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Sky F1s Karun Chandhok ser på Circuit Zandvoort i forkant av helgens nederlandske Grand Prix

Lørdag 3. september
9.20: F3 Sprint Race
10.45: Nederlandsk fastlegeøvelse tre (økten starter kl. 23.00)
Kl. 13.00: Oppbygging av nederlandsk GP-kvalifisering
14.00: NEDERLANDSK GP-KVALIFISERING
15.55: F2 Sprint Race
17.00: Teds Quali Notebook

Søndag 4. september
07.40: F3 Feature Race
09.15: F2 Feature Race
11:05: Porsche Supercup
12.30: Grand Prix søndag: nederlandsk GP-oppbygging
14.00: NEDERLANDSKE GRAND PRIX
16:00: Rutete flagg: Nederlandsk GP-reaksjon
17.00: Teds notatbok
18:00: Nederlandsk GP-høydepunkter

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