Hamilton Denies “Luck” To Thank For His Podium

With Lewis Hamilton enduring his worst qualifying at Bahrain since 2009, many felt that he had no chance of a podium. However, a double DNF for Red Bull allowed him to take the final spot on the podium. Lewis has now given his thoughts on whether he was fortunate to finish third in Bahrain and if it was payback for what happened last year at Abu Dhabi while speaking to the media after the race

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Lewis Hamilton Shuts Down Talks of Bad “Karma” for Verstappen

Lewis started off by expressing his joy at finishing on the podium

“It is such a long season and it is going to be such a hard battle, but we love a challenge, I love a challenge and it is a privilege to work with a team that is hungry and focused on a common goal”

“There is no better feeling than when you come together and have a result like this”

He then explained how every single point is crucial

“Every point can make a difference. I have lost world titles by one point, but, while we are not necessarily on a par with the fastest guys, it is a really, really great result”

He then responded to whether he was lucky as prior to Red Bull’s double DNF, it looked like he had no chance of a podium

“Of course it was fortunate, but ultimately we have done a better job because we had better reliability. So I don’t say it is luck, but hard work”

He signed off by giving his thoughts on whether this was karma for the events of the season-finale last year

“I don’t have any response to that but to focus on our job. It was unfortunate for them today. I am here to look at the positives.”
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Bahrain GP race winner Charles Leclerc has revealed that he “joked on the radio [on the last lap] that there was something strange with the engine”

“I am sure [I] gave a heart attack to the mechanics”

Red Bull’s Sergio Perez explained how “it’s really disappointing when something like this happens”

“This is a bit of a blow, but this is racing. It's hard to digest, we had the podium in the pocket”

“But as a team it was a tough race. It's the first race of the season, it's important to have the points in the pocket”

Alfa Romeo’s Zhou Guanyu, who scored points in his F1 debut, is “so happy, [he’s] speechless. There are so many emotions”

“My first thought [are] for the team: seeing how everyone worked so hard to go from where we were at the end of last year to where we are today is so incredible”

“My biggest dream was to race in F1, then to score points and tonight we did both”

AlphaTauri’s Pierre Gasly elaborated how “this is not the start to the season [he] was hoping for”

“The whole car just switched off outside of turn one, and then I started to smell the burning”

“It’s such a shame as I had a really good start”

For Aston Martin’s reserve driver Nico Hulkenberg, “it was interesting to be back in a Formula 1 car for a Grand Prix again”

“I think I put together a good race, all things considered, with only the one mistake when I outbraked myself into Turn 1”

“I will be on standby should the team need me again and I am hoping that Sebastian [Vettel] makes a speedy return to racing”

[All quotes taken from the post-race media debrief unless otherwise mentioned]
Was Hamilton’s podium in Bahrain simply “luck” or because of “hard work” for having a more reliable car?

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