- 17 Μάιος 2016, 20:27
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Arrivabene does not think Ferrari could have done any better at the weekend, even if it had split strategies in the opposite direction, due to its weakness compared to Red Bull in the final sector.
"I mean if you reverse the strategy most probably Sebastian was in the same position as Kimi. I don't think it's the strategy, the problem is as it happened [in qualifying] we were not good enough in the last part of the track, in the slow corners.
"We saw Kimi, even when the car was sliding a bit was able to catch up immediately. As soon as he was in the last part of the track the Red Bull was [pulling away]. He was able to catch again by the end of the straight. It's not a question of strategy, it's a question of like qualifying, we were very, very slow in the last part of the track."
Arrivabene also praised Raikkonen's drive to second, which moved him into second in the championship ahead of Lewis Hamilton.
"Kimi made a fantastic race in my opinion. It's a pity that we were not good enough in a certain part of the track -- in the last part -- to give him the possibility to win the race. If I'm going to say 'Yeah it's because it's Barcelona, you can't overtake here', yeah, fine, we all know! But I have to congratulate Kimi because the race was very, very good."
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Lewis Hamilton has taken responsibility for the crash that ended his Spanish Grand Prix and that of his Mercedes team-mate Nico Rosberg, according to team chairman Niki Lauda.
Opinions have been divided as to who was responsible for the incident which saw the pair end up in the gravel trap at Turn 3 after Hamilton tried to slide up the inside of his team-mate after being beaten at the first corner. Rosberg closed the door on the World Champion, forcing Hamilton wide where his wheel clipped the grass, sending him into a spin and into Rosberg.
The crash was ruled a driving incident by race stewards, but Lauda has been one of those vocal in his assertions that Hamilton was responsible for the pair’s retirement.
The Austrian has now asserted that Hamilton has admitted as much.
“Lewis looked us in the eye and took the blame,” Lauda told Austrian broadcaster ORF.
“He apologised. He took everything on himself. That’s fine with me.
“(Team boss) Toto (Wolff) sees it differently, but I’m a black and white thinker. If someone says ‘Guys, I’m really sorry’ – if someone makes a mistake and realizes it – then that for me is history.”
However, Lauda’s comments have provided little solace to a disgruntled Rosberg.
“I feel no solace that Niki Lauda blamed him (Hamilton),” said Rosberg. “I have lost a win and 25 points.”
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