Home

Lewis Hamilton Goes Undercover to Unmask Max Verstappen & Co’s Title Winning Secrets as Mercedes Gear Up to Launch an Attack

Published 05/30/2023, 11:45 AM EDT

Sergio Perez crashed during the qualifying around the Principality of Monaco. While this may seem like news from last year where his crash put him ahead of his teammate in qualifying, the opposite happened this year. Perez crashed in the Q1 session and tumbled down the order to start from P20. As his crash meant a Red Bull out of the way, putting the Red Bull out of the way was a visual everyone wanted to remember, including Lewis Hamilton.

Red Bull’s alchemist Adrian Newey has built a car with impeccable groundwork effect and the F1 grid, along with all those who comprise the F1 world, have always wondered what is beneath that rocket ship that Max Verstappen drives. And the Monaco evacuation procedure has now put all the mystery at ease.

A gigantic crane almost airlifted the cars that crashed. And this gave everyone a view of the hidden secret of Red Bull. As quoted by F1 Maximaal, host of the Checkered Flag podcast, Rosanna Tennant, stated that Hamilton also admitted to taking pictures of the spectacle to share it with his team. She said, “Hamilton was joking with me that he has saved the photos of the floor of the Red Bull on his phone and he will look at them very closely, zooming in.”

Article continues below this ad

Lewis Hamilton Restores Supremacy at Mercedes as Toto Wolff Defends Rejection of Entitled Request by George Russell With Hard Hitting Statement

And while one difficulty stood sorted, Sunday’s race in Monaco unveiled another.

Felt like driving on ice said Lewis Hamilton

Article continues below this ad

“It felt very twitchy, and the tires weren’t working, so it was like I was on ice,” said Lewis Hamilton on his radio when the rain gods began looking down upon the streets of Monaco. He later explained his message, stating he was close to a shunt.

He said, “After some time, the tires started to work, and it was absolutely fine. But I was so close to going off and crashing, having a big shunt. It was very, very bad. There’s really no word to describe how difficult it was. I think that from my side, I couldn’t get the temperature into the intermediate tires, so I was just tiptoeing. I think our crossover was good, it’s just that I lost ground to everyone when I had to stop, so we were at a bit of a disadvantage there and it just made it a little bit trickier, but no mistakes kept it on track.”

Article continues below this ad

Watch This Story | Tom Holland Shows his Lewis Hamilton Fandom With a 2-Word Message at the 2023 Monaco GP

Do you think Mercedes upgrades will come alive in Barcelona this week?

SHARE THIS ARTICLE :

Written by:

Anmol is an F1 writer at EssentiallySports. With a background in journalism and a passion for motorsports, she brings a unique perspective to her coverage of the world of F1. Anmol's interest in the sport was piqued after watching Lewis Hamilton's interview with David Letterman, and she has been a dedicated follower ever since.

Edited by:

Akash Pandhare

Lewis Hamilton Goes Undercover to Unmask Max Verstappen & Co’s Title Winning Secrets as Mercedes Gear Up to Launch an Attack

Felt like driving on ice said Lewis Hamilton

Trending

Carlos Sainz Misses Lando Norris’ Miami GP Celebrations to Get Potential Audi Move Completed

Adrian Newey Returns to Championship Winning Car as Genius Designer Rivals Zak Brown at the Monaco Historique

Lewis Hamilton Steals Max Verstappen’s GF Kelly Piquet’s Thunder Despite Her Bold $30,000 Fashion Statement at Miami GP

George Russell Bashes Toto Wolff by Giving Zak Brown and Co’s Example

Days After Carlos Sainz’s Secret Audi Dinner in Miami, Nico Hulkenberg Breaks Silence on Spaniard’s Arrival