Hamilton hails Mercedes upgrade after another Silverstone podium
Monday, 4 July 2022
The team's package upgrade was crucial in their success.
Lewis Hamilton snatched third place at the British Grand Prix and hailed his Mercedes team for making another positive stride after their difficult start to the Formula 1® season.
The seven-time world champion has secured back-to-back podium finishes for the first time this season, with Mercedes utilising upgrade packages to alleviate the issues they encountered in the first chunk of the campaign.
While they remain off the pace of the title-fighting Red Bulls and Ferraris, Hamilton believes the performance at Silverstone was another significant step in the team's recovery.
"I gave it everything today, trying to chase down those Ferraris. Congratulations to Carlos, they were too quick for us today," he said.
"In the end, I was in amongst that battle with Checo [Sergio Perez], those guys were just too quick on the straights for me today.
"I'm so grateful for the hard work all the team did to make an upgrade here, we got a step closer to them, so we need to keep pushing."
Hamilton, who was congratulated after the race by Hollywood star Tom Cruise, said: "We lost a bit of time in the pit stop, then I was chasing and chasing and chasing, but the pace was great on both sets of tyres. At the end, it was a little bit difficult; once you get a Red Bull behind you, they are so fast on the straights.
"We've got some improvements to make, but this is a huge bonus for to be on the podium."
Hamilton paid tribute to the home fans at Silverstone following what has been a record-breaking attendance for the British Grand Prix, with over 400,000 attending across the four days.
"I have to give it up for this crowd, we've had the biggest show in history for an event in the UK, so I really have to say thank you to everyone for incredible support," he added.
"We don't see this anywhere else around the world, this is literally the greatest group we get to see."
YESS LEWIS!!! P3 at Silverstone!!! 👏👏👏 pic.twitter.com/b4bO8bLeL9
— Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team (@MercedesAMGF1) July 3, 2022
