“A dazzlingly impressive race from Jenson today”
4 hours ago
Spa-Francorchamps, Sunday August 28
JENSON BUTTON
MP4-26A-04
Started: 13th
Finished: 3rd
Fastest lap: 1m50.062s (+0.179 s, 2nd)
Pitstops: Three: laps 3, 13 and 32 (Pri-Op-Op-Op)
2011 points: 149 (4th)
“It wasn’t as simple as just going from 13th to third today. At the start, somebody hit me at the rear and damaged a rear-wing endplate. At the exit of Turn One, there was debris everywhere, and somebody else’s front wing went through my front wing and sliced my right-side mirror off. I also had to make an early pitstop, so it was hardly perfect!
“The team had a look at the data and saw that the damage was manageable, so I held on for a few more laps in order to make the strategy work. Then, after that, I drove flat-out to the end of the race.
“I think everybody had an issue with the front-left tyre, so it was tricky to know when to push. But my pace was pretty good considering the damage we had, and I really enjoyed attacking and passing people.
“Our car is the best it’s been all year, and I feel better than I ever have in Formula 1. We just need to stop the little mistakes from happening so that we can win even more races.
“Hopefully, we can go out and fight for the win in Monza.”
LEWIS HAMILTON
MP4-26A-03
Started: 2nd
Finished: Ret (12 laps, crash)
Fastest lap: 1m55.647s (+5.764s,18th)
Pitstops: One: lap 10 (Op-Op)
2011 points: 146 (5th)
“I was in a good position and I’d already got past one of the Ferraris, but then I was hit by Kamui [Kobayashi]. I don’t really know what happened, but I hit the wall pretty hard and my race was immediately over. I was ahead, so I don’t know why I got hit.
“There have been quite a few races this year where we’ve not finished, and this is another – but that’s motor racing.
“At least our pace was reasonably good this weekend, so let’s hope we can win more races in the remainder of the season.”
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