Nico simply , as he said , didn't get the same start as Ricardo and Hamilton .
That's where he lost it .

And , as we know the Merc has trouble following other cars , so he was lucky he made it past the honey badger , or he would have been made to look a lot worse .

Lewis didn't put it an inch wrong , and deserved the win , as Nico was breathing down his neck the whole way .
The first corner is crucial .