Wolff: 'Lewis' unbelievable driving just saved all of us today'

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17:40, 18 Apr 2021

Mercedes' Team Principal Toto Wolff praised Lewis Hamilton for reviving their race today, as the Brit finished in second place. His teammate Valtteri Bottas was involved in a collision with George Russell which retired the car.

Remarkable comeback

"When we thought the race was completely lost, Lewis' unbelievable driving just saved all of us today," he exclaimed whilst talking to Sky Sports.

Unsure on collision

However, the talking point, alongside Hamilton, will be the collision between Bottas and Russell. Wolff is unsure of what has happened but will look into it.

"It was a bad shunt. There wasn't a lot of friendly exchanges between the two of them, but we need to look at it again because it takes two to tango. Maybe it's not a 50-50, maybe it's a 50-40, but I wouldn't know in which direction.

"I haven't seen George yet. I keep teasing him saying if he does a good job he can be in a Mercedes, if not we'll be in the Renault Clio cup. Today we are more close to the Renault Clio cup."

Pos.	Driver	Team	Points
1	Kimi Antonelli Kimi Antonelli	MercedesMER	156
2	Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton	FerrariFER	90
3	George Russell George Russell	MercedesMER	88
4	Charles Leclerc Charles Leclerc	FerrariFER	75
5	Oscar Piastri Oscar Piastri	McLarenMCL	60
6	Lando Norris Lando Norris	McLarenMCL	58
7	Max Verstappen Max Verstappen	Red Bull RacingRBR	43
8	Isack Hadjar Isack Hadjar	Red Bull RacingRBR	29
9	Liam Lawson Liam Lawson	Racing BullsRCB	26
10	Pierre Gasly Pierre Gasly	AlpineALP	26
11	Oliver Bearman Oliver Bearman	HaasHAA	18
12	Franco Colapinto Franco Colapinto	AlpineALP	15
13	Arvid Lindblad Arvid Lindblad	Racing BullsRCB	13
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

Wolff: 'Lewis' unbelievable driving just saved all of us today'

Remarkable comeback

Unsure on collision

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