Lewis Hamilton is the driver of the day in Spain
2nd in Spain, Lewis Hamilton led a flawless race to secure the 193rd podium of his career. This performance earned him the title of driver of the day in Barcelona.
For the second time this season, it was a podium that awaited Lewis Hamilton at the Grand Prix finish line. This podium is all the more reassuring for the British driver, who benefited from a car capable of fighting for the podium in a fair manner.
With Sergio Perez starting far back on the grid, the only adversaries of the Brit in the fight for the podium were Lance Stroll and Carlos Sainz. The seven-time world champion overtook the Canadian as early as the 9th lap of the race, as the Aston Martin was not very comfortable in Catalonia. Now in 3rd place, Hamilton briefly mimicked Max Verstappen’s pace to quickly catch up to Carlos Sainz’s Ferrari. Despite Sainz consistently recording slower speeds than Hamilton, he could only get ahead of the Mercedes during pit stops. Faced with an untouchable Verstappen, the former McLaren driver could only aim for 2nd place.
“A race well executed” that the fans decided to applaud by electing “Lewis Hamilton driver of the day with 24.7% of the votes”.
Uncomfortable in the cockpit of his W14 since the beginning of the season, Mercedes has completely changed the aerodynamic concept of their car. A redesign of the vehicle that has proven to be the right decision, as evidenced by this double podium in Barcelona.
Now, Toto Wolff’s goal for the men is to close the gap with Red Bull. With this very good Grand Prix, the Mercedes team now occupies the second position in the constructor championship. As for Lewis Hamilton, he is now only 12 points away from the third position in the drivers’ standings.
