Budapest (AFP)

"The team has been almost perfect this weekend in all areas," said Briton Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes), who had the pole position-win-best lap triplet race in the Hungarian F1 Grand Prix.

Q: How was your race? You were so far ahead that it seemed easy ...

A: "Believe it or not, I was still pushing the track, especially at the end for the fastest lap point. (...) Honestly, it was one of my favorite races and, even if I was alone, it "was a special challenge. Of course, I had a great pace but it wouldn't have been possible without the amazing people on the team who had a great car, great pit stops and great strategy."

Q: Given your level and that of Mercedes, are you not afraid that the championship will be run in advance?

A: "From my point of view, no! We are working tirelessly and we will continue to do so because we do not know what can happen in the next races. Would I like a more fierce battle with the Other teams? Absolutely, but ... The Red Bulls have done a good job in the past and I'm sure they will progress at some point. (...) I expected them to be very, very strong this weekend. I don't know what happened to them in qualifying but, in racing, they were better. That said, the team (Mercedes) was almost perfect in all areas this weekend. we are 100%, I would like to believe that it is difficult to compete. That said, I am sure that other challenges await us. "

Q: Have we seen all that your car has to offer?

A: "At this point in the season, yes. I put everything on the table today (Sunday). But we are all going back to the factory and, given our way of working ... We take a few minutes to smile then everyone becomes extremely serious again, if they had not remained. You arrive there and sometimes ask yourself: + but you are not happy? + and we answer you: + yes, yes, yes + and We go back to work. We put our headphones back on and we talk about the car. And when we talk about the car, we don't say that everything was great. We say to ourselves everything that could be better. Valtteri (Bottas) brings very good contributions and we try to move the team forward and everyone works to progress. Whether or not there is a gap between the other teams and us, we keep our heads down, we move forward. what is most impressive about this team. "

Words gathered at a press conference.

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