Lewis Hamilton reaffirms his confidence in Mercedes’ abilities to build a competing car against Max Verstappen’s Red Bull in 2024

Over the years, the growth of Mercedes has been nothing but a remarkable chapter in F1 history. From its beginning to its current status as the second-best dominant force after Red Bull, the Brackley-based team has consistently pushed the boundaries of sportsmanship and perfection.

At the US GP, Mercedes’ main driver, Lewis Hamilton, was deeply disheartened by his disqualification. However, the British star soon changed the notion of the game at the Mexican Grand Prix, moving through the field to claim second place while also expressing his satisfaction with Mercedes’ collaborative efforts in a post-race interview.

Lewis Hamilton has complete confidence in Mercedes

Hamilton claims that he has unwavering faith in the teamwork of the Mercedes, shortly after he was interviewed at the Mexican Grand Prix. Grabbing his sixth podium finish of the year, the British driver was hugely satisfied with the collaborative abilities of Mercedes.

When inquired about whether Mercedes’s improved form gives him confidence in Mercedes for the upcoming year of 2024, he replied “I mean I am incredibly proud of my team, as I said at the end of the race, I have total faith in the team.”

“I know we can build a great car. We haven’t for the past two years but we can build a great car. There are a lot of engineers, no one wants to copy anybody they want to find their way, we are progressing. But I’ve heard that Red Bull are progressing as well.”

He ended the post-race interview session by saying, “We have to be strategic and clinical with the moves. They know that already but for us to be battling those guys, they are so quick on the straight, we were losing two and a half tenths into Turn 1.”

Hamilton believes that if they can build up a car capable of matching their competitors, there will be exciting battles in the coming year, 2024.

Lewis Hamilton finishes second after red flag in Mexican GP

Despite starting the main race from the sixth position, Lewis Hamilton did excellent work by overtaking the Australian driver, Daniel Ricciardo, during the first interval of the lap by having an incredible pace.

The seven-time World Champion soon undercut Sainz, following with the reduction of the distance to Charles Leclerc. However, the race was red-flagged after the crash of Kevin Magnussen. After the race was resumed, Hamilton started the race with medium tyres, surpassing Leclerc holding onto the mediums for 36 laps, and finally passing by the chequered flag in second place, an honorable position after all the struggles faced by the driver.

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