Hamilton contradicts Verstappen: 'I didn't find it intense at all, rather chill'

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14:01, 24 Oct 2021

The qualifying for the United States Grand Prix had an exciting finish. It all depended on Max Verstappen's final lap. Lewis Hamilton states that he did not feel any tension.

During the press conference after qualifying, the drivers are asked how intense they experienced their last run. "I knew I had to find a bit more in the last run, so then naturally it’s a bit more exciting and this track as well," says Max Verstappen. "Once you then put the lap together as good as possible, it’s of course a nice relief."

Hamilton disagrees with Verstappen

Title rival Lewis Hamilton disagrees, in his own words. "I didn't feel it was intense at all," the Mercedes driver responded. "When you’re in the car, you’re just doing what you love doing. So, it’s pretty chill."

"I was struggling with the car a little bit and I was just trying to maximise at all the corners," he continued. "put the best lap I could together but amongst it all is a really good lap but whether or not that would have been able to really compete with their speed this weekend… I mean they were just too quick today," Hamilton concluded.

Pos.	Driver	Team	Points
1	Kimi Antonelli Kimi Antonelli	MercedesMER	156
2	Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton	FerrariFER	115
3	George Russell George Russell	MercedesMER	106
4	Charles Leclerc Charles Leclerc	FerrariFER	75
5	Lando Norris Lando Norris	McLarenMCL	73
6	Oscar Piastri Oscar Piastri	McLarenMCL	70
7	Max Verstappen Max Verstappen	Red Bull RacingRBR	55
8	Isack Hadjar Isack Hadjar	Red Bull RacingRBR	37
9	Pierre Gasly Pierre Gasly	AlpineALP	32
10	Liam Lawson Liam Lawson	Racing BullsRCB	28
11	Franco Colapinto Franco Colapinto	AlpineALP	19
12	Oliver Bearman Oliver Bearman	HaasHAA	18
13	Arvid Lindblad Arvid Lindblad	Racing BullsRCB	14
14	Carlos Sainz Carlos Sainz	WilliamsWIL	6
15	Alexander Albon Alexander Albon	WilliamsWIL	5
16	Esteban Ocon Esteban Ocon	HaasHAA	3
17	Gabriel Bortoleto Gabriel Bortoleto	AudiAUD	2
18	Fernando Alonso Fernando Alonso	Aston MartinAST	1
19	Nico Hulkenberg Nico Hulkenberg	AudiAUD	0
20	Valtteri Bottas Valtteri Bottas	CadillacCAD	0
21	Sergio Perez Sergio Perez	CadillacCAD	0
22	Lance Stroll Lance Stroll	Aston MartinAST	0

Hamilton contradicts Verstappen: 'I didn't find it intense at all, rather chill'

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