News Details

Lewis Hamilton: Sebastian Vettel's first-lap move was no surprise

Lewis Hamilton says Sebastian Vettel’s opening-lap overtake at the Belgian Grand Prix came as “no surprise”, after the Ferrari driver went on to record victory. Hamilton retained the lead from pole into La Source but was followed closely by front-row starter Vettel, who used the slipstream to cruise past his rival along the Kemmel Straight. Hamilton was unable to offer a response and Vettel retained the lead throughout, going on to record a victory that reduced Hamilton’s title advantage to 17 points. “I knew that was going to happen, so it’s not a surprise,” said Hamilton on the move. “We were generally often quicker in the middle sector in...
Full Story »
Share

You May Also Be Interested In...

Vettel wins to close Hamilton gap

Sebastian Vettel cut Lewis Hamilton's F1 title lead to 17 points with a...
7y ago from SkySports.com

Low battery problems hampered final Q3 run - Sebastian...

'Sebastian Vettel has claimed his battery was running low on his final Q3...
7y ago from MotorsportWeek.com

Vettel wins Belgian GP to cut Hamilton’s title lead

Sebastian Vettel wins 2018 Belgian Grand Prix and to cut Lewis Hamilton's...
7y ago from ThisIsF1.com

VIDEO: Vettel's lap-one overtake on Hamilton

Sebastian Vettel came to Spa-Francorchamps needing a big result, so...
7y ago from GPFans.com

Elsewhere On The Network

Popular On MGPToday.com

Popular On IndyCarToday.com

Race start times for 2026 IndyCar season announced

The NTT IndyCar Series has announced the race broadcast start times for...

Popular On TotalWRC.com

Gregoire Munster confirmed for WRC Monte Carlo in...

The season opener marks a return to the event where Munster claimed his...

Popular On GunnersToday.com

‘A quick learner’: how Declan Rice went from...

fielder will be part of the conversation for a Ballon d’Or if he...
32m ago from TheGuardian.com

Manchester United and Arsenal step up interest in...

Manchester United and Arsenal have stepped up their pursuit of Belgian...
1h ago from SportsKeeda.com

Years after snubbing transfer to Liverpool and...

German footballer Julian Draxler has opened up on his failed move to...
1h ago from SportsKeeda.com

Sources: Man United & Arsenal enter race for...

Genk’s teenage sensation Konstantinos Karetsas has rapidly emerged as...
3h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Comments

Hottest News

Recent News


2014 GPToday.com
GPToday.com is not responsible for the news headlines and associated descriptions and images it indexes, the content of externally linked sites or the comments & postings of its users.

This website is unofficial and is not associated in any way with the Formula One group of companies. F1, FORMULA ONE, FORMULA 1, FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, GRAND PRIX and related marks are trade marks of Formula One Licensing B.V.