British Grand Prix: Lewis Hamilton discourages fans' booing of Max Verstappen
Lewis Hamilton says he disagrees with fans at the British Grand Prix booing his rival Max Verstappen, saying: "We're better than that."
However, Hamilton said he understood the emotions that may have led to the booing following the controversial conclusion to last year's championship, when Hamilton lost an eighth world title after the race director failed to apply the rules correctly in the final race of the season. And Hamilton's Mercedes F1 team principal Toto Wolff said: "We shouldn't be seeing booing in any sports. That is unsportsmanlike.
He was on a quicker lap in the dying moments of qualifying, but was told to abort it so he could charge his hybrid system's battery for a final lap in a higher power mode.Hamilton said: "In the rain, we were fighting for the front row, and it was all the way up to the second-to-last lap. We were up there, and I was asked to back off and go for the last lap, but then it rained. Just a bit unfortunate.
"Through the high-speed, they don't have any bouncing where we have bouncing, particularly in the corners. That's where they're pulling away from me at the moment. "Our car is quite good in high speed. When we were in Barcelona [for the Spanish Grand Prix], we were quick through [Turns] Three and Nine [the fastest on the track].
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