Formula 1®
Hamilton Wins 2014 DHL Fastest Lap Award
While Nico Rosberg is still in the game for the 2014 world championship, teammate Lewis Hamilton drives his 7th Fastest Lap of the season and wins the 2014 DHL Fastest Lap Award. Congratulations Lewis!
VIDEO: Watch the video above to see cockpit footage of Hamilton’s Fastest Lap and hear commentary by DHL’s F1 Expert and former F1 driver Christian Danner.
The battle of the Silver Arrows heated up again this past weekend in São Paulo as Rosberg and Hamilton went head-to-head in a nail-biting Brazilian Grand Prix. The German edged out his British teammate and is now just 17 points behind in the race for the 2014 world championship.
Although Rosberg dominated the dramatic duel at the Autodromo Jose Carlos Pace, Hamilton put the pressure on the entire race – an effort that netted him the days’ Fastest Lap. His 7th of the season and now two ahead of Rosberg, Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton wins the 2014 DHL Fastest Lap Award.
“Well done, and congratulations to Lewis for the DHL Fastest Lap Award.” (Christian Danner)
Hamilton fights to the end
After Rosberg had held his advantage in the first stint, Hamilton was brilliant in the second, closing fast as his teammate pitted for the third time. He set a new fastest lap but made the mistake of staying out on the track on worn tires. The error led to a half spin and a 7.4s gap to work on.
He didn’t waste any time, fighting relentlessly to reel in Rosberg and getting to within two seconds by the time of their third and final stops on laps 50 and 51.
Both drivers shot out of the pits and drove hard in the final stint, piloting a series of fastest laps that blew away their previous stints. But it was Hamilton who would race the days’ Fastest Lap on Lap 62.
“I was clearly quickest today. […] It felt great out there, I still caught up, I didn’t give up, I kept pushing, and ultimately that’s what’s most important.” (Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton)
Alas, it wasn’t enough. Rosberg managed to withstand every attack and take a crucial checkered flag in Brazil. He is now just 17 points behind his teammate and has kept his hopes alive for the 2014 world championship title. With double points up for grabs in Abu Dhabi, the championship will be decided in the season’s final race.
2014 DHL Fastest Lap Award
Lewis Hamilton is the winner of the 2014 DHL Fastest Lap Award. Piloting seven fastest laps this season, the 2008 Formula 1 World Champion showed us time and again that he was the man to beat. After grabbing his first at the Malaysian Grand Prix back in March, he raced Fastest Laps at the British, German, Italian, Singapore, Japanese and Brazilian Grands Prix.
Congratulations Lewis!
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