Formula 1 | Mercedes, Wolff: “We are second only to Red Bull in Hungary”

There's a bit of disappointment at home Mercedes for the result of Hungarian Grand Prix. Lewis Hamilton he finished in fourth position after starting from pole position, and perhaps too busy with the fight with verstappen, he was passed by both his Dutch rival and the two McLaren di Piastres e Norris. From that moment, the seven-time world champion started a decidedly different race from what he expected, and with a strategy perhaps not exactly executed to its fullest, he arrived just under two seconds away from the podium which was then conquered by Perez. Russell it is certainly the positive note of the day, sixth, starting from eighteenth place, and above all capable of putting both of them behind Aston Martin that the Ferrari.

“I think we were the second fastest car in the race, but the result didn't show it – said Toto Wolff, Mercedes team principal after the checkered flag. Looking at George's laps and progress, there were so many possibilities for us but we exploited them. This is obviously disappointing, and Lewis made up more than ten seconds over those in front in the final stint, finishing less than two seconds off the podium. If we had done everything a little differently, we would have closed that margin, so we need to analyze to understand what we could have done. At the beginning of the year we were far from pole position, but now we understand the car better. Having said that, Max seemed calm up front and we are not here to race for second place, so the aim is to finish first, but this time we were very far away."