Lewis Hamilton

Lewis Hamilton asked to retire after being involved in a lap-one incident at the Spanish Grand Prix that relegated both drivers to the back of the pack.

He ramped me." Sorry" Lewis Hamilton asked to retire after being involved in a lap-one incident at the Spanish Grand Prix that relegated both drivers to the back of the pack.

LEWIS HAMILTON fought back to fifth in the Spanish Grand Prix after an early incident with Kevin Magnussen.

I don't know exactly what went on with the car but I basically had to drive it at half throttle trying to cool the car. He said: “Really unfortunate at the start with the punctures I got, but I didn't give up, that’s what we do right. Moments later, Hamilton asked his team if he could retire the car to save the engine but was warned there would still be opportunities later.

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I was just really unfortunate at the start to get the puncture I got, but I didn't give up. He [Hamilton] would have raced for the win. But then, to be fighting for fourth, I was so happy.

Toto Wolff thinks that, had his first-lap incident not taken place, Lewis Hamilton would have been in the mix for the race victory in Spain.

He would have raced for the win.” And at the end, I mean, his race pace was stunning here. “We’re not sure [if] we damaged the engine.

Red Bull's Max Verstappen raced to his third victory in as many outings.

If I didn’t have the issue at the start I would have been fighting the Red Bulls so that gives me a great hope at some stage we will be fighting for the win. Russell also impressed to secure his second podium of the year. “Since the final race of last year it has been difficult all-round. “Lewis, that was amazing,” said Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff, seconds after the race finished. Start your Independent Premium subscription today. So gloomy was Hamilton’s apparent fate that he wanted to retire his car.

LEWIS HAMILTON collided with Kevin Magnussen early in the Spanish Grand Prix.

"But I was like, we might as well just save the engine so we live to fight another day. "From a driver's perspective, you know, 'that can't be possible, I'm 50 seconds behind the leaders', but it's still valuable mileage and we are never giving up anyway. The pair collided on the opening lap of the Spanish Grand Prix, with the incident causing Hamilton to offer to quit the race.

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“I was so gutted to lose the place to Sainz, especially after coming from where I came from, you know,” chuckled Hamilton. “I mean, I was 30-plus seconds behind [the pack]. That’s like no-man’s land, and I tell you, it’s a horrible feeling being that far behind. “It was a lot hotter than predicted today, so for everyone, it was quite tough with these cars,” said Hamilton. “I don’t know exactly what went on with the car, I’ve not spoken with the team… “But jeez, if I hadn’t had that issue at the beginning, who knows where we would have been in the end.

Kevin Magnussen said that his collision with Lewis Hamilton on the opening lap in Spain was where his race effectively ended.

We had a good start, a good first lap and that’s all you want from today. “It was a great Saturday, and we had a very clean Friday too which is very beneficial. The Mercedes driver has damage and limps back to the pits for repairs#SpanishGP #F1 pic.twitter.com/7mV0YAbGxF

Lewis Hamilton revived his spirits, and revised his Formula One prospects, with a fighting comeback drive from 19th to fifth in Spain on Sunday.

But to then come back it felt like some of the older races I have done. We have some improvements to make in qualifying," added the 37-year-old. It actually feels better than a win when you’ve come from so far back and through so much adversity," he said.

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It was 15 seconds behind at the end and he caught all the way up - at times, he was the quickest. And the driver!” Our pace was closer to the top guys in the race, which is amazing.

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"Since the last race of last year it's been difficult all round," he said. But in this Mercedes car, which had big upgrades to the floor and front wing in Spain, he flourished. While Hamilton finished behind his younger team-mate again, his result was hailed by the team after he suffered a collision and puncture on the opening lap which sent him to the back. "Can we fight for a world championship? "The race pace is much, much better… ; George Russell finished third on Sunday and Hamilton fifth after a huge recovery

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"There are a lot of, what appear to be, isolated examples which all come back to the same general picture and dissatisfaction with the way that FIA is running Formula 1. F1 are actively looking behind the scenes at ways they can sideline the FIA from the running of Formula 1 in any practical way. F1 bosses are reportedly considering an attempt to pull away from the FIA as the governing body's jewellery spat with Lewis Hamilton continues.

Lewis Hamilton was left reflecting on what might have been on Sunday after producing a vintage 'world champion' show at the Spanish Grand Prix.

It was 15 seconds behind at the end and he caught all the way up - at times, he was the quickest. And the driver!” Our pace was closer to the top guys in the race, which is amazing.

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So they're still there, Mohammed ben Sulayem can still turn up at races and be the FIA president, but in actual fact, they wouldn't have any active involvement in the running of the sport at all. "There are a lot of, what appear to be, isolated examples which all come back to the same general picture and dissatisfaction with the way that FIA is running Formula 1. "There's widespread dissatisfaction amongst a lot of people in Formula 1 at the way FIA is conducting itself on a number of different levels.

An early collision dropped Hamilton to 19th but the Mercedes driver battled back to record a top-five finish.

Isla, a five-year-old that is terminally ill and she said ‘Will you win the race for me?’ “Can we fight for a world championship? Start your Independent Premium subscription today. Ultimately, there was a lot of adversity coming from so far back. Well, we bet we can but we just need to have a car that is capable of finishing first and second. “I said ‘I don’t know if we will win, but I will give it everything’. So hopefully for me, that was a bit like a win and I would like to dedicate it to her.”

LEWIS HAMILTON recovered from a lap one accident with Kevin Magnussen to finish fifth in the Spanish Grand Prix.

Seeing her smile and strength is the greatest gift and I just want to thank Isla and her parents for sharing that with me. So hopefully for me, that was a bit like a win and I would like to dedicate it to her." The Brit said: "A race like that is like a win and feels better, most often, than a win when you have come from so far back.