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With both of them executing a perfect one-stop strategy, Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg brought 14 important points for the Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formula 1 team at this weekend's US Grand Prix, in Austin.
Lewis finished fourth, one position higher than the one in which he had started, while Nico finished in ninth place after qualifying in 14th.
Lewis Hamilton: “That felt good out there this afternoon and I’m really happy with fourth place. It was so nice to have a race where I could fight for position and make progress. The car felt much better today than recently so the change in chassis has definitely made a difference and a big thanks to my guys in the garage for their efforts there. I had a great start today and that was crucial to my race. We had to give up third place to Mark fairly easily to make sure our tyre management and strategy worked as it was more important for the team to finish ahead of Ferrari. There was no way I was letting Fernando past at the end; I was ready for him to make his move and had a couple of tenths ready to pull out if he did! We’ve had a few difficult races on my side of the garage and I’m so proud of the team for all the hard work they have put in. We’re all determined to maintain our second place at the final race in Brazil next weekend.”
Nico had a rather tough qualifying session, being the second time in the 2013 championship when he qualified outside the top ten. Despite this, he managed to bring precious points for Mercedes-AMG Petronas in their fight with Ferrari.
Nico Rosberg: “I didn’t have a great weekend here in Austin unfortunately. It really started yesterday in Qualifying where I struggled with getting temperature into the tires and starting from 12th place makes your race really difficult, especially in a one-stop race. I made some nice overtaking moves but we weren’t able to do much with the strategy today because of the single stop so it’s disappointing to only have finished ninth as our car was quicker than that today. Overall though, as a team we managed to increase the gap to Ferrari and that’s a good result. After such a tough weekend, I’d love to be back in the car in Brazil tomorrow and not wait another seven days! We’ll be pushing really hard there to end the season on a high.”
Mercedes-AMG Petronas is now 15 points in front of Ferrari in the Constructor's Championship with just one race to go until the 2013 season ends.
Lewis Hamilton: “That felt good out there this afternoon and I’m really happy with fourth place. It was so nice to have a race where I could fight for position and make progress. The car felt much better today than recently so the change in chassis has definitely made a difference and a big thanks to my guys in the garage for their efforts there. I had a great start today and that was crucial to my race. We had to give up third place to Mark fairly easily to make sure our tyre management and strategy worked as it was more important for the team to finish ahead of Ferrari. There was no way I was letting Fernando past at the end; I was ready for him to make his move and had a couple of tenths ready to pull out if he did! We’ve had a few difficult races on my side of the garage and I’m so proud of the team for all the hard work they have put in. We’re all determined to maintain our second place at the final race in Brazil next weekend.”
Nico had a rather tough qualifying session, being the second time in the 2013 championship when he qualified outside the top ten. Despite this, he managed to bring precious points for Mercedes-AMG Petronas in their fight with Ferrari.
Nico Rosberg: “I didn’t have a great weekend here in Austin unfortunately. It really started yesterday in Qualifying where I struggled with getting temperature into the tires and starting from 12th place makes your race really difficult, especially in a one-stop race. I made some nice overtaking moves but we weren’t able to do much with the strategy today because of the single stop so it’s disappointing to only have finished ninth as our car was quicker than that today. Overall though, as a team we managed to increase the gap to Ferrari and that’s a good result. After such a tough weekend, I’d love to be back in the car in Brazil tomorrow and not wait another seven days! We’ll be pushing really hard there to end the season on a high.”
Mercedes-AMG Petronas is now 15 points in front of Ferrari in the Constructor's Championship with just one race to go until the 2013 season ends.
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