Hamilton: “We must shake hands with Sebastian and Ferrari”

The first words of Lewis Hamilton on the podium they were for Sebastian Vettel, which on the track a Sepang he mocked both drivers of the Mercedes, leaving behind both the second-placed Briton and his teammate Rosberg, third.
Starting from pole, Lewis had to surrender to a better strategy, that of the men in red, who masterfully directed a race without any nuance, with Hag leading actor in an Oscar-worthy performance. The reigning world champion could therefore do nothing but sing the praises of the winner, preparing from now on for a new enemy on the track. It is certainly still early to talk, but the 2015 World maybe it won't just be a deal breaker Mercedes. And on Lewis' face today, this concern was very clear...

“First of all, huge congratulations to Sebastian and Ferrari, you have to shake his hand. I didn't expect them to be so fast today, but they really had impressive pace and deserved the win. It's nice for the fans to see the Red on the podium,” he commented hotly Hamilton at the end of the race.

The pilot of the Mercedes he then focused on the race dynamics: “It was a tough race out there today: I struggled with the balance and I never felt completely comfortable with the car to be honest. There was a lot of understeer and managing the tires was tricky. When I switched to the medium compound it went decidedly better, which is why I was surprised when we fitted the hard tires at the last pit stop. However, I tried to do my best and I am convinced that the team chose that way for the right reasons."

The two-time world champion then returned to the strategy chosen by the team: "At a certain point there was a bit of confusion over the radio and I wasn't sure which strategy we were following, but in the end I'm not sure if I had returned to the Sebastian's own moment would have made the difference. Today the Ferrari he was as fast as if not faster than us, and when I had to close the gap with Hag I didn't make it. Now I can't wait for the next race to get back to fighting and conquer first position again."