HAM44 takes it on the chin.

It wasn't my day.

In practically every race a driver takes a hit for the team. This week in Austria Lewis, ol' blingy himself, took one for a gearbox replacement. So where is the fairness? Lewis was pinged five grid positions and as a consequence with it, drivers championship points. It wasn't all bad for HAM44 as it could have been. Lewis clawed his way from 8th on the grid to finish in 4th nursing a shredded set of boots, that's tyres.
As Lewis slips down the drivers championship and his team mate is doing better, Lewis is one unhappy camper. Here's what he had to say post race..

Lewis: "I think it's important for people who are watching, and also people who are reporting, to have patience with us drivers.
"You can't be happy when you don't have a result. You sacrifice everything to get the best result possible.
"When you personally don't deliver and when things stack up against you, it's hard to come out smiling. That would mean you don't care enough. The fact is, l care.
"There are some days that are more painful than others, and there are some days that are easier.
"When you write stories or people comment, please just bear that in mind. It's not a sign l am ungrateful or anything like that.
"It's just the intensity of the battle, which l am loving, and the team are loving. But l want to win this championship. Right now l am 20 points behind but there is a long, long way to go and it could turn around in one race.
"All l can do is try to inspire with my drives. When l went and looked at the race pace l was quickest. I had the strongest race pace.
"When l got past the Force India's, l was something like 16 seconds behind Valtteri. Then there was another bunch of seconds l lost but at the end l was only six seconds behind Valtteri.
"So it was actually pretty positive. There's nothing more l can do. I just need to keep driving the way l am."