Hamilton shares first reaction to Singapore GP mistake after feeling unwell
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Kada Sárközi joined GPblog as an editor ahead of the 2023 Formula 1 season. He graduated with a BA in Sports Journalism in the UK and has covered Grands Prix and other F1 events live.
Lewis Hamilton once again apologized for making the wrong strategy call at the Singapore Grand Prix.
The Briton completed a long stint on the soft tyres at the Marina Bay Street Circuit before dropping to P6 in the final laps.
After the race, Hamilton was excused from his media duties because he was feeling unwell. Speaking through his team, the seven-time world champion said: "Today wasn’t the result we were looking for and it was on me. At a track that’s difficult to overtake, you need to try something different and I chose to start on a new Medium tyre, to go long and try to make a one-stop work."
Hamilton takes full responsibility for the mistake
Hamilton continued: "Unfortunately the Medium didn’t perform as well as the soft. I had a good second stint and the pace was back, but I couldn’t make the progress I needed. Under the VSC, the team called me in but I missed the entry.
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"After that, I decided to stay out and try to hold track position to the end but in the closing laps, I was struggling massively with tyre degradation and lost three places, finishing P6, which doesn't reflect the pace we had in the car today."
"A painful lesson today, but I take full responsibility for the decisions I made. Not every call will work out, and I can accept getting it wrong but I’m sorry for the team for the points we lost today.
"They put so much into every weekend, and I wanted to deliver more for them. I’ll continue to put the work in and come back fighting at the next race," he concluded.
With this result, Hamilton remains third in the drivers' standings. However, the winner of today's Grand Prix, Max Verstappen, is now only eight points behind the Briton.
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