Lewis Hamilton of Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team | Getty
McLaren driver Oscar Piastri said this week that Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton wasn't in a "chatty mood" in the cooldown room at the 2024 Belgian Grand Prix. The seven-time world champion drove a faultless race at Spa Francorchamps in July starting from P3.
Hamilton immediately gained a place off the start, overtaking Red Bull driver Sergio Perez heading into Turn 1, and solidified his position after the first sector. Soon after, the 39-year-old capitalized on the slipstream effect to overtake Charles Leclerc and took the lead.
Hamilton looked to be in control of the race and was heading towards his second win in three races, but his teammate George Russell's one-stop strategy got him out in front. Despite being on fresh tires, Hamilton could not make the move and finished second.
