Formula 1: Winners and losers from the 2018 German Grand Prix

Lewis Hamilton claimed his fourth win of the 2018 Formula 1 season at the Hockenheimring. Who were the winners and losers in the German Grand Prix?

Formula 1 traveled to the Hockenheimring for the 2018 German Grand Prix. Lewis Hamilton started from 14th place on the grid after losing hydraulic pressure during qualifying. He moved up through the field systematically until he found himself leading with 15 laps to go during a safety car period.

Hamilton was able to manage a comfortable lead after his Mercedes-AMG Petronas Motorsport teammate, Valtteri Bottas, was told to hold his position in second place. Being one of the more exciting races of the 11 races that have been held so far this year, it naturally had its drivers and teams that gambled and won.

While every driver and team are working for the best result, some achieved it and some did not. Let’s take a look at the winners and losers from the 2018 German Grand Prix at the Hockenheimring.

Winners

Mercedes-AMG Petronas Motorsport

Winning any race takes an astronomical level of execution from top to bottom. The Mercedes team were undoubtedly the class of the field when it came to managing their drivers to performing pit stops.

The highlight of the race came in the form of pit strategy by monitoring the weather and gambling to stay on dry tires while others stopped to put on intermediate tires. If Hamilton had not received the level of execution from his team, it is unlikely that he would have been able to achieve his fourth win of the season.

Nico Hulkenberg

Renault Sport driver Nico Hulkenberg achieved his best result of the 2018 season by finishing up in fifth place at his home track. Many expected Sebastian Vettel to be the higher finishing German driver, but a late accident took him out of the race and promoted Hulkenberg as the top German in the race. His great result came at a time during which the mid-pack battle is extremely fierce between Renault Sport, Haas and Sahara Force India.

Losers

Williams Martini Racing

The Williams Martini Racing team have seen nearly every iteration of Formula 1, and they have been successful in some manner. But it seems those days are past us now. The team have elected to give seats to two drivers who are yet to prove that they have the pace to justify their positions.

When the team’s two cars are not scrapping for the last running positions on the grid, they can normally be found sitting in the garage with some mechanical ailment. Williams Martini Racing currently sit last in the constructor standings with only four points so far this year. Neither car finished the German Grand Prix.