Lewis Hamilton’s European Grand Prix drive-through penalty confirmed that any chance of challenging Sebastian Vettel for victory was lost. The Englishman was instructed to come in by FIA-appointed race stewards following his pass on the Safety Car.
Although the Safety Car overtake may have been marginal, overhead television camera angles do confirm that Hamilton drove by the Safety Car once past the line which marks the end of the pit lane, leaving the McLaren driver to ponder what might have been.
“The penalty meant I didn't really have an opportunity to take the fight to Sebastian,” said Lewis. “Obviously, you can't change something once it's done, but I think we could have had a pretty good scrap at the front. I think I could have pushed him.
“Okay, passing around here is a different matter, but I'd like to think I might have been able to pressure him either to make a mistake or perhaps to put his car under too much mechanical strain, but it wasn't to be.
“I came away from Valencia still in the lead of the championship, having extended my lead, and I'm now looking forward to Silverstone, where we'll hopefully have some of the new parts on our car that some of the other teams enjoyed last weekend.”
“Okay, passing around here is a different matter, but I'd like to think I might have been able to pressure him either to make a mistake or perhaps to put his car under too much mechanical strain, but it wasn't to be.
“I came away from Valencia still in the lead of the championship, having extended my lead, and I'm now looking forward to Silverstone, where we'll hopefully have some of the new parts on our car that some of the other teams enjoyed last weekend.”
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