Hamilton left bittersweet after Las Vegas Grand prix
Having been voted as the Driver of the Day after his phenomenal drive from P10 on the grid to P2 at the finish line, Lewis Hamilton was left with bittersweet feelings as he feels he could have fought for the victory at Las Vegas.
Ferrari were favourites heading into the Las Vegas weekend, but they were caught by surprise on Thursday when Mercedes started to display a shocking performance.
George Russell secured pole position for the second Las Vegas Grand Prix, but his team-mate Lewis Hamilton endured a tough end to his qualifying as he made a mistake on his last two flying laps in Q3.
When the red lights went out, Russell had a great start, and although he was initially challenged by the Ferraris, he managed to disappear into the distance to secure his third career victory. His team-mate Lewis Hamilton used his W15's dominant pace in cold conditions to climb through the field and help Mercedes secure a one-two finish in Nevada.
Hamilton displayed an eye-catching pace in the closing stages of the race, and such was his performance level that he managed to eat into his team mate’s lead but ran out of laps to catch and challenge Russell for the win.
The seven-time world champion commented: "I’m really happy for the team. It was an exceptional performance by everyone this weekend to claim the 1-2. The car felt strong throughout and I had a really fun and enjoyable race.
"It felt great to be moving forward throughout as I had a long way to come back from! It is slightly bittersweet as if we had qualified where we should have yesterday, I think I could have won. Nevertheless, I didn’t think I would have been able to finish P2 today before the race so I’m very happy.
"Congratulations to George on a great drive to take victory. Congratulations must also go to Max too who claimed the title today. He’s done a fantastic job all year and is a deserving champion."
