Ross Brawn: "Hamilton is not used to managing losses" | Formula 1

Lewis Hamilton has long known that he is not going to add his eighth world title as easy as it seemed before the start of the season. In fact, the threat from Red Bull and Max Verstappen already translates into the overall drivers’ classification: the Dutchman leads the World Championship after taking a Monaco Grand Prix in which Hamilton finished seventh, signing his worst performance so far this season From the beginning of the weekend, Lewis Hamilton looked very uncomfortable in his Mercedes. Sensations that were confirmed both in qualifying and on Sunday, in a race in which the seven-time world champion could not fight for victory after a very low pace and a failed strategy. Right now, the leadership of the World Cup is for Verstappen with 105 points, four above Hamilton. In case you missed it… We have new leaders in BOTH championships! 👀 # MonacoGP 🇲🇨 # F1 pic.twitter.com/ttVwFTme73 – Formula 1 (@ F1) May 24, 2021 Few expected such a complicated Monaco Grand Prix for Lewis Hamilton. The Briton was seen in many moments frustrated by not being able to fight for the race, something that Ross Brawn, sporting director of Formula 1 could also see. In his opinion column, he spoke of Hamilton’s weekend and his attitude: “Lewis was nervous as the weekend progressed and that frustration flared on Sunday when he was unlucky with the strategy. He is a fierce competitor, his attitude was to be expected when things did not go his way, “he said. For Brawn, dealing with failure is very difficult for a man so used to winning:” He has rarely had to experience a career like last Sunday, so he has lost practice to manage it.Mercedes and Hamilton have been together for a long time and know each other well, so they will get over it and it will not be a problem. without smiling at him. In Monaco, a horrible stop cost him the abandonment when he was second: “He was unlucky. He didn’t have the best car, but he seemed to have a good pace to be on the podium before the pit stop problem. You don’t see this kind of mistake often, he was very unlucky, ”Brawn said in his opinion column.