Lewis Hamilton satisfied with podium finish at 2012 Malaysian Grand Prix – Formula 1 news
McLaren driver Lewis Hamilton feels satisfied with the third place finish at 2012 Malaysian Grand Prix held at Sepang International Circuit on Sunday, after he secured his second consecutive pole position of the season.
Moreover, the British driver felt disappointment with his third podium finish in the season opener at Albert Park in Melbourne, Australia last week after qualifying for the pole.
Nevertheless, he expressed his contentment at the third position in second GP.
“I feel very fortunate, with the weather conditions and the way the track was today that I managed to finish in third today,” said Hamilton. “It's good points and good points for the team and yeah I just have to look forward to the next one. I wouldn't say
I was happy with third; I can never be happy with going backwards, but it's really just due to the conditions. Of course we would have liked to have more points this weekend but yeah, I guess I can't really complain.”
Furthermore, he said that he tried his best to catch up the pace of Fernando Alonso of Ferrari and Sergio Perez of Sauber who had shown a remarkable performance at the second race however, could be able to overtake them as they both were too fast.
Besides, he said that he had always aimed to secure podium and to perform with consistency. He also said that he was happy with the back-to-back podium finish in the first two races of the season.
In addition, he said that they lose some potential time due to pit stops. However, he said that they had performed well during the race in the challenging conditions at Sepang.
It would be important to mention here that 2008 world champion, Hamilton had struggled during the last season as he could not manage to keep the balance between his personal and professional life.
Nonetheless, he had declared that he was prepared to make the necessary sacrifice in his private life to improve his focus on his career in F1. Moreover, he said that his plan was to score as many points as he could and perform with steadiness throughout
the season.
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