The six-time world champion celebrated his fourth consecutive podium finish in F1 2022, this time with his best result of the season, a second place. The Briton also exposed a failure in the hydration system of his W13 at Paul Ricard
Lewis Hamilton achieved his best result in the 2022 Formula 1 season. At the French GP, held this Sunday (24) in Paul Ricard - and won by Max Verstappen -, the seven-time world champion scored another podium finish, this time in second place.
It was the fourth podium in a row for the Mercedes driver, who after the race acknowledged the reliability of the W13 as the German team's trump card - besides revealing a flaw in its hydration system, amidst the extremely high temperatures at Le Castellet.
"What an incredible time we had here. It was actually a difficult race - my hydration system didn't work. But a great result, considering we were far behind these guys (Ferrari and Red Bull) all weekend. Reliability is one factor that my team has been great at. Congratulations to the teams at both factories, those here as well - without them, we wouldn't get this podium. George (Russell) did a great job today as well," Hamilton pointed out.
After also stating that "I must have lost about three kilos" due to dehydration, the seven-time world champion has already projected the F1 race in Hungaroring. Formula 1 returns next weekend, July 29-31, with the Hungarian Grand Prix, which closes the first part of the championship.
"I love Budapest, it's very exciting to see the fans there. It will be hard to beat Ferrari and Red Bull, they still have the pace advantage. I hope we can bring some updates for the race, to make the competition more fierce," he tweeted.