Lewis on Max after Spanish GP : “I learned a lot about Max today”

At Spanish Grand Prix, Lewis Hamilton and Mercedes showed us why they are seven-time World Champions .

Team executed a surprise two-stop strategy to retake the lead from Verstappen at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya after the Dutchman had got ahead off the line and into Turn 1 at the start.

After taking a sensational victory over Max Verstappen on Sunday, the seven-time champion said a highlight of Sunday was that he “learned a lot” about his Red Bull rival having battled him on track throughout the race distance. The Briton spent nearly half the race hovering around a second behind the Red Bull’s rear diffuser.

And, by staying so close to Verstappen in an enthralling battle, the reigning champion said he picked up some very useful information on his rival.

“It was actually a really good day,” he said after taking the win. “I learned a lot about Max today and perhaps more than all the other races probably put together.”

However, Hamilton remained reluctant to elaborate on what he learned about the Red Bull racer. He replied, “Not particularly, no [laughs]. It was just… when you’re with people on track… you get to see different things and you can follow closely.

“Obviously I was following relatively closely and I learned a lot about his car and learned a lot about how he uses it. So that was a good race in that respect.”