From GMM
Martin Whitmarsh had some criticism of Lewis Hamilton's driving after the Turkish grand prix last weekend.
After the 2008 world champion damaged his tires in qualifying in Malaysia, he conserved his allocation in China and duly beat Sebastian Vettel.
But Lewis Hamilton struggled at Istanbul Park, and his McLaren team boss Whitmarsh blames the 26-year-old's early aggression including his scrap with teammate Jenson Button.
"We want Lewis to attack but sometimes it does not pay off," he is quoted as saying by British newspapers.
"If you look at Lewis's race pace it was ok later in the race but the tires are so delicate and if you scrap with others including your own teammate you will damage your tires. In a race that critical you can't do that," added Whitmarsh.
Hamilton, who finished the race in fourth place, acknowledged the mistake.
"If I hadn't damaged the tires at the beginning, we would have been a lot closer," he conceded.
"The race is not won at the first two corners. I was impatient and that was my fault but it was a good recovery," said the Briton.
Martin Whitmarsh had some criticism of Lewis Hamilton's driving after the Turkish grand prix last weekend.
After the 2008 world champion damaged his tires in qualifying in Malaysia, he conserved his allocation in China and duly beat Sebastian Vettel.
But Lewis Hamilton struggled at Istanbul Park, and his McLaren team boss Whitmarsh blames the 26-year-old's early aggression including his scrap with teammate Jenson Button.
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"We want Lewis to attack but sometimes it does not pay off," he is quoted as saying by British newspapers.
"If you look at Lewis's race pace it was ok later in the race but the tires are so delicate and if you scrap with others including your own teammate you will damage your tires. In a race that critical you can't do that," added Whitmarsh.
Hamilton, who finished the race in fourth place, acknowledged the mistake.
"If I hadn't damaged the tires at the beginning, we would have been a lot closer," he conceded.
"The race is not won at the first two corners. I was impatient and that was my fault but it was a good recovery," said the Briton.
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| Photo: McLaren |