Jenson Button: On Lewis Hamilton’s Turkish GP frustration and the ‘sensible’ Valtteri Bottas

“I do not suppose Lewis understood that he was going to lose two positions with the pit-stop,” says Jenson Button on Hamilton’s technique woe, whereas he additionally reserves reward for Valtteri Bottas after his first win of the season

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Sky F1’s Jenson Button has his say on Lewis Hamilton’s ‘frustration’ on the Turkish GP as he loses his championship lead.

Sky Sports activities F1’s Jenson Button has maintained that Lewis Hamilton pitted when he should not have on the Turkish GP, whereas he additionally praised the “sensible” Valtteri Bottas for his victory after contrasting races for the Mercedes drivers.

Hamilton misplaced two locations and 5 essential factors in his championship battle with Max Verstappen on Sunday after Mercedes introduced him into the pits with simply eight laps left of what had been an excellent comeback drive.

Hamilton, who had ignored earlier calls from his crew, dropped from third to fifth because of this and felt he ought to have taken the “danger” of continuous, despite the fact that Mercedes and tyre provider Pirelli have stated since that the Englishman would have struggled to make it to the tip of the race.

Button, the 2009 world champion and Hamilton’s former team-mate, additionally criticised the choice on the time and stated afterwards that Mercedes have been unsuitable to pit him once they finally did.

“It is a actually difficult one and I am positive Lewis was fairly pissed off after the race,” stated Button, with Hamilton now trailing Verstappen by six factors within the standings with six races to go.

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Martin Brundle believes Lewis Hamilton ‘made a mistake’ by disagreeing together with his Mercedes crew over technique on the Turkish Grand Prix.

“They’ve talked him by way of the method of when he ought to have pitted and he pitted proper in the course of when he should not have pitted. If he pitted earlier, it will have been an excellent name or if he did not pit in any respect and the tyres lasted till the tip, it will have been an excellent name.

“But it surely was proper within the center and that is the realm you do not need to be in actually.”

Mercedes boss Toto Wolff additionally rued the actual fact Hamilton did not pit earlier, having first being requested to on Lap 41 – 10 laps earlier than he ultimately did.

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Lewis Hamilton shares his frustrations over crew radio after shedding locations by modifications tyres in direction of the tip of the Turkish GP.

However with Alpine’s Esteban Ocon having accomplished all 58 laps on the identical intermediate tyres, Button nonetheless believes Hamilton’s favoured technique may have labored and “it regarded prefer it was going to”.

“The automobile has a number of downforce round right here and he was taking care of the tyre higher than anybody,” he careworn.

Did Hamilton know what number of positions he was shedding? And reward for ‘sensible’ Bottas

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Anthony Davidson takes a detailed take a look at the intermediate tyre points through the Turkish GP.

Button additionally felt Hamilton did not even know what number of positions he could be shedding by way of the late cease.

“I believe the larger factor for me is the knowledge,” stated Button. “And I do not suppose Lewis understood that he was going to lose two positions with the pit-stop.

“He appeared fairly joyful once they stated pit. It simply did not look like he knew he was going to lose a few locations as a result of afterwards he bought fairly pissed off, understanding that he was again in fifth place behind two vehicles he did not anticipate to be.”

However Button added: “It is nonetheless not a number of factors. If Lewis wins the subsequent race, he is in all probability main the championship.”

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Valtteri Bottas says it feels good to be again on prime after claiming his first victory of the season on the Turkish GP.

Button, in the meantime, reserved reward for Bottas because the Finnish driver, who was with no 2021 win earlier than Sunday’s race and has been axed by Mercedes for subsequent season, dominated in tough Istanbul Park circumstances.

“He did not have the stress of Lewis on the entrance row with him in the beginning of the race and folks carry out otherwise once they’re below stress and never – however I believe he did a unbelievable job,” stated Button. “And in each situation.

“He did not put a foot unsuitable. It actually was a superb drive and it wasn’t an easy drive, he did not simply lead from the entrance and his automobile was faster than everybody else, he needed to learn the circumstances each single lap of the race.”