Max Verstappen spoke positively of Lewis Hamilton’s recent win at the 2024 British GP. Despite the defending world champion securing second place, he was happy for his rival to end a 945-day race-win drought.
Coming into the British GP, Lewis Hamilton looked strong in practice sessions. In qualifying, the Brit secured P2, his highest qualifying position in 2024.
He started Sunday’s Grand Prix from the front row with his teammate and polesitter George Russell. Both Mercedes drivers had a good start off their grid boxes and kept McLaren’s Lando Norris and Red Bull’s Max Verstappen at bay.
Though both McLaren drivers overtook Mercedes drivers after a while, the Silver Arrows were clever with their pitstops and regained the top two positions.
Russell had to retire the car due to a water system malfunction, but Hamilton kept pushing on and won the race against Norris with the help of another timely pitstop.
Max Verstappen had accurately timed pitstops and right tires but was too far from the top spot. In the end, he managed to overtake Lando Norris and secure second place. After the race, Verstappen drove past Hamilton, giving him a thumbs-up.
Speaking to Viaplay after the race, Max Verstappen praised Lewis Hamilton’s on-track performance and was happy to see him win his home race in front of his fans.
“Great right? He of course drove a good race. Also made the right calls and they were just a bit faster than us. And for him to win infront of his home audience. Its just always special”
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