Lewis Hamilton has explained why he felt he was powerless to defend against Max Verstappen during the closing stages of the Chinese Grand Prix sprint.
“I didn’t even put up a fight for Max because he was coming at a serious, serious pace advantage that I knew he would he would get me,” said the Mercedes driver.
“I really wanted to make sure I didn’t lose time to the cost for the behind so I could retain second.
“I think it was over 90 per cent due to the scenario [with] the rain yesterday, if I’m really honest. We’ve not made really a step from the last race, the car is exactly the same.
“We’re battling the same issues that we had in the last race and I think position-wise, we are probably pace wise in a similar position.”
