{"id":1370,"date":"2021-03-28T18:52:16","date_gmt":"2021-03-28T18:52:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/etrendsnews.com\/?p=1370"},"modified":"2021-03-28T18:52:16","modified_gmt":"2021-03-28T18:52:16","slug":"verstappen-let-hamilton-pass-him-to-victory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/etrendsnews.com\/2021\/03\/28\/verstappen-let-hamilton-pass-him-to-victory\/","title":{"rendered":"Verstappen let Hamilton pass him to victory."},"content":{"rendered":"

I think it will be a fight between these two drivers all season, states commentator Atle Gulbrandsen on the Viasat broadcast.<\/p>\n

The Red Bull team announced on team radio Verstappen to let Hamilton drive past them – because the Dutchman passed the Briton off the field on the 53rd of 56 laps.<\/p>\n

I could have secured more than a five-second lead – and then taken a five-second penalty, Verstappen complained to the Red Bull team when he reached the finish line.<\/p>\n

The race management was on us and said that you had to let him pass, Red Bull boss Christian Horner replied.<\/p>\n

It’s disappointing. But we have had a very good start to the season, says Verstappen in the interview shown on Viasat.<\/p>\n

What a difficult race! Max drove fantastic all weekend. I barely managed to keep him behind me, says Lewis Hamilton.<\/p>\n

We thought we would be far behind now in the beginning, but it has been worked incredibly in recent weeks.<\/p>\n

It was an extremely exciting end to the race: After 40 of 56 laps, Max Verstappen was – from close position – in the depot – and came out 8.5 seconds behind Hamilton.<\/p>\n

The Red Bull driver took on the Mercedes driver for each lap, and it was only a matter of time before he passed Lewis Hamilton. But the British defended himself heroically.<\/p>\n

Verstappen, who had the best starting track, “showed up in the mirror” – and then he struck in the 53rd round. But suddenly he had to let Hamilton pass him again.<\/p>\n

I do not understand what happened, Atle Gulbrandsen exclaims first. After passing the finish line came the explanation of what had happened.<\/p>\n

The Dutchman was unable to catch Hamilton again, even though he was close. Hamilton was seven tenths ahead in the end. Valtteri Bottas took 3rd place according to the recipe.<\/p>\n