Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button earned McLaren the top two places in the Formula One Grand Prix of Turkey Sunday, after Sebastian Vettel wrecked trying to force past teammate Mark Webber, while the Red Bull drivers were running 1–2.
“It was quite an exciting race, actually,” Hamilton said on SPEED-TV. “We knew we had good race pace we knew we’d be able to at least stay with the Red Bulls. Unfortunately they were so fast through Turn Eight it was very difficult to be able to slipstream otherwise, everywhere else I was pretty much on his tail.
“We lost a little time in the pit stop and came out behind, so it was double trouble, trying to get past both of them. At the end, I’m not really sure what happened to these guys.
“A really great result for the team our second one-two.”
Hamilton dedicated the race to his father, whose 50th birthday is Monday.
“It was quite an exciting race, actually,” Hamilton said on SPEED-TV. “We knew we had good race pace we knew we’d be able to at least stay with the Red Bulls. Unfortunately they were so fast through Turn Eight it was very difficult to be able to slipstream otherwise, everywhere else I was pretty much on his tail.
“We lost a little time in the pit stop and came out behind, so it was double trouble, trying to get past both of them. At the end, I’m not really sure what happened to these guys.
“A really great result for the team our second one-two.”
Hamilton dedicated the race to his father, whose 50th birthday is Monday.
