Hamilton says slick-tyre start cost him chance to fight for win
Lewis Hamilton said he could have challenged for victory after starting on the wrong tyres. Reports said he recovered strongly from the risky slick-tyre call and later joked about Ferrari’s strategy error after fighting back toward the podium.
Lewis Hamilton said he believes he could have been in contention for victory had he started on the correct tyres. The reports centred on a race in which he began on slicks, a decision he indicated hurt his chances.
According to the coverage, the slick-tyre start was a risky call that initially put his race in jeopardy before he mounted a strong recovery. One report said telemetry highlighted the scale of that comeback, while another said Hamilton later made a light-hearted casino joke about Ferrari’s strategy mistake after battling back toward the podium.