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Russell in Strategy Dilemma
The Mercedes driver is unsure if a two-stop strategy was the right decision yesterday. “Honestly, my pace wasn’t quite strong enough today,” he admits.
“But I think I could have just adopted [Hamilton’s] three-stop strategy. However, that would have made me vulnerable to Kimi with the two-stop strategy,” he knows.
Meaning: Had he simply copied Ferrari’s strategy, he might have been able to keep Hamilton behind him. However, he might have come under pressure from Antonelli.
“And I might not have been happy with that in the end either. So I need to discuss this with my team,” says Russell.
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Alpine: No Anger Over Team Order
Franco Colapinto had to make way for Pierre Gasly in yesterday’s race. He naturally didn’t like that, but emphasizes: “From the garage, you have a much better overview. Of course, I understand this decision.”
Ultimately, it paid off, as Gasly finished the race in P7, and Colapinto also scored points in tenth. “If someone had told me on Friday that we would finish P7 in the race, I would have definitely signed up for that immediately,” says Gasly.
Because in qualifying, he and Colapinto had only finished P14 and P13. “Ultimately, we benefited from the VSC,” Gasly admits, but Alpine still showed a significantly better performance on Sunday.
“Our car seems to perform better and be more competitive on Sundays than on Saturdays,” Flavio Briatore also observed. “We need to quickly find ways to improve our overall performance,” he therefore demands.
Comeback?
Should Lewis Hamilton actually become world champion at the end of the year, he would also make it into this photo series. Because after Monaco, he was already 66 points behind Kimi Antonelli …
Spectacular Comebacks in the F1 Title Fight
Hamilton: Not Thinking About the Championship
The record world champion himself says regarding the championship situation: “Honestly, the way the year started, I haven’t thought about it yet.” Because so far, it actually looked like a Mercedes walkover.
“Of course, we’ve been working towards victories. But I was always aware that it takes time,” says Hamilton, who reminds that the Mercedes still has some advantages.
“We know we have this power deficit. There will be tracks with long straights, which makes it even more difficult,” he warns and emphasizes that Ferrari therefore still needs to make progress itself.
“It’s very, very difficult for me to think long-term at the moment. I think you just have to take one race at a time,” says Hamilton.
Read more F1 Live Ticker: Does Hamilton now have real championship chances?
Slept badly?
Lewis Hamilton surely had a good night after his victory. Who probably didn’t, you can find out every Monday in our popular column:
Who slept worst last night: George Russell
Who slept best last night: Frederic Vasseur
Video: Is Lewis Hamilton attacking the championship now?
Review
Good morning and welcome to a new edition of our Formula 1 live ticker. The German national team’s start to the football World Cup was successful yesterday, and Italy also had reason to celebrate.
Although the Italians are not even participating in the World Cup, Ferrari secured their first Formula 1 victory since 2024. Here in the ticker, we want to use today to review this and other topics from the Barcelona weekend.
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Here you can read our yesterday’s live ticker again.
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