WINNER LEWIS HAMILTON
This weekend I’ve had really good pace. The car
felt really strong from start to finish - night and day
compared to last year. I had a good start - but it’s
such a long way down to Turn One that everyone
just got the tow on me. The right front brake disc
had glazed on the formation lap and I couldn’t unglaze it. I thought it might be okay - but when I hit
the brakes it just locked up as the temperature
came up and I went flying across the grass. I was
lucky to get across and rejoin on the other side of
the track. I had a big flat spot - and I mean seriously
big. I could barely see the end of each straight with
the vibrations and I genuinely didn’t know if my
suspension was going to last. I was really lucky not
to catch it again and either destroy the tyre or have
to come in for an early stop. Luckily, I got it under
control and was cruising from quite early on.