F1 | Ralf Schumacher: “Hamilton distracted by other situations”

The first weekend of the 2020 world championship was certainly not the most rosy for Lewis Hamilton, who after a qualifying session that went badly due to the penalty imposed on him after ignoring the yellow flags, was involved in the accident with Albon which effectively cost him the podium given the five seconds taken off the race time. Many "dispute" the British of Mercedes too many distractions off the track, also, second Ralf Schumacher, spoke on Sky Sports DE Hamilton would have underestimated Bottas in the fight for the world title.

“It certainly wasn't the best weekend for Lewis – Ralph said. Bottas beat him in qualifying and finished fifth for ignoring the yellow flags, and finally didn't even get on the podium due to another penalty after the maneuver on Albon. For me he shouldn't have been penalised, it was an exaggerated punishment."

On winning the seventh world championship, which would thus equal the record of titles won by his brother Michael, Ralf comments: “He said in an interview that the only thing that could have thwarted him in the championship fight was the Coronavirus, so he obviously underestimated his teammate. Bottas performed well on Sunday: he is in form and is a real contender for the title. It must also be said that Lewis is currently dealing with a lot of secondary issues: he hasn't been that active in the past, and this is a distraction for him."