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Ron Dennis praised Lewis Hamilton for what he called a flawless performance after the McLaren driver won the season-opening Australian Grand Prix at Albert Park in Melbourne on Sunday. Subscribe to our free RSS News Feed and get all the latest F1 news headlines as they happen. |
Having qualified on pole, Hamilton led for the majority of the 58-lap street circuit race before taking the chequered flag five seconds ahead of Nick Hiedfeld's BWM Sauber, with Williams driver Nico Rosberg back in third and only seven cars finished. But it was the manner of the 23-year-old's victory that so impressed McLaren team boss Dennis as Hamilton negotiated three safety car periods and twice saw a comfortable advantage erased. Each time, the seemingly nerveless Briton set about the task of re-establishing his authority with the minimum of fuss and afterwards admitted he had been driving well within himself. And Dennis was quick to pay tribute to Hamilton's measured approach. "It was faultless because, even with the most experienced people in Formula One, leading the race is the most difficult place to be," said Dennis. "That's when a mistake costs you so much. To lead a race and pace yourself, look after your tyres and all the other things, that is when you have to drive so carefully - not driving 100 per cent on the limit. 'And it's when you're not at 100 per cent that you make mistakes, we know that from the past." "It's the discipline that makes the race so good for him, doing what we have to do to win the race." March 18th, 2008 |
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