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Hamilton's toughest race yet
08 April 2007 / Results / PhotosLewis Hamilton went one better in Malaysia than he managed in his debut race by finishing in second place. It was, however a much more difficult race for the rookie, being hounded all day by the two Ferraris in the stifling Malaysian heat.
"That was the most difficult race I've ever had," Hamilton said. "To see two Ferraris behind you, two red blobs in the mirrors, knowing that they're slightly lighter than you and slightly quicker than you, it's very, very difficult to keep them behind. Felipe had a couple of moves, I think he tried into turn four a couple of times, but fortunately I was able to trick him into out-braking himself and get my car stopped and it was very fortunate that I was able to cut across and get back in front of him, to the point where he eventually went off, so I apologise for that but at the end of the day, we got the points, so it doesn't really matter."
"And then I had Kimi hunting me down for most of the race and phew, I just can't explain to you how tough it was," Hamilton added. "It's extremely hot in the cockpit, sweating a lot, I ran out of water halfway through the race, I didn't have enough water and so it was tricky, it was tricky, and I was getting hotter and hotter throughout the race. It would have been nice to have been a bit further ahead in the last stint but I had to keep pushing to the last lap and that's what I did. I didn't make any mistakes. I think the team did a fantastic job preparing the car this weekend."
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