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Tuesday, April 20, 2010
'Jenson's taken the right decisions' - Hamilton
ESPNF1 Staff
April 20, 2010
Jenson Button and Lewis Hamilton celebrate after McLaren's 1-2 in China © Sutton Images Related LinksProfiles:Jenson Button | Lewis Hamilton Teams:McLaren Lewis Hamilton has said that he has made things hard for himself so far this season while team-mate Jenson Button has taken "the easier route".
Speaking after he finished second behind Button in Shanghai, Hamilton told the Daily Telegraph he felt he had only been let down by his qualifying pace and team mistakes.
"I feel I have had great races but Jenson has taken the right decisions and taken the easier route," he said. "I have had the harder route and got good results but hopefully soon I will take the easier route and it will be a lot easier.
"The good thing with me and Jenson is that we clearly want to beat each other but Jenson is very smart and does not have that too aggressive flair in him and neither have I. I am really happy for him. He did a better job and I am sure that when the tables turn, as they will, it will the same for me."
Hamilton told the newspaper he was not surprised how quickly Button had settled at McLaren. "The team just embrace the drivers, they want us both to win. They did absolutely everything to get him up to speed and feel comfortable. They did the same for me in 2007."
Sunday, May 31, 2009
Whitmarsh expecting a tough Turkish weekend
Due to a bad position on the grid for Lewis Hamilton and a shunt during the race for Heikki Kovalainen, the McLaren Mercedes team left the Monaco Grand Prix without garnering any points in the Principality.
The Formula One circus now moves on towards next weekend's Turkish Grand Prix at the much-praised Istanbul Park circuit, a proper race track with characteristics much different from those found at Monaco's classic urban venue.Although the MP4-24 did not fare badly in terms of performance in Monte Carlo, the car's abilities might be put to the test in Istanbul, team management reveals.
Team Principal Martin Whitmarsh already knows next weekend will be a tough one, with much work on the table for everyone involved: "The Istanbul Park circuit is one of the most challenging modern circuits – for both teams and drivers."
"Firstly, it's a real set-up challenge," Whitmarsh explains. "You need to find a handling balance between the high-speed corners, the slower, infield section and the long straights.""In addition, tyre wear – particularly to the heavily loaded front-right through Turn Eight – is a crucial factor in determining overall strategy.
For the drivers, a combination of multi-apex and blind corners adds to the challenge.
Six races into the season, neither McLaren driver has stood on the podium, and the characteristics of the Istanbul Park circuit are not exactly speaking the language that the MP4-24 likes to hear.However, if the team is not truly expecting a great leap forward, each race brings knowledge and therefore brings it closer to the front."We go to Turkey in the knowledge that the track characteristics are a bit less likely to suit our package than Monaco," Whitmarsh admits. "But we are improving all the time, have several minor upgrades for MP4-24 and look forward to assessing our competitiveness against our rivals."Mercedes-Benz Motorsport Vice-President Norbert Haug shares the same opinion: "KERS should again be a good support to improve our lap times, but nevertheless the Turkish Grand Prix will be a demanding challenge for us."
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