“It’s pretty much the same” - Lewis Hamilton’s worrying admission about Mercedes' lack of progress
Hamilton ended second practice 11th overall, nearly a second down on 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Max Verstappen at the top of the timesheets.
Even though Mercedes have cured their porpoising issue, they’re no closer to chal🔯lenging Red Bull at the front of the grid.
More worrying for Mercedes is that Hamilton has claimed this year’s car is “༺pretty much the same” as last year’s in terms of its h🤪andling and general car performance.
“It’s pretty much the same,” Hamilton replied when asked if the W14 was ꦬbetter than last year’s car.
“We just continue going into the details to improve the balance of the car, to make it easier to drive. It is a tough car to drive. ဣIt’s a matter of time.”
On the other side of the garage,168澳洲5最新开奖结果: George Russell fared much better, ending the day fifth overall.
However, Mercedes seem to be once agai♒n the fourth-best team💎 once again, with Alpine right behind them.
Reflecting on his day in Jeddah, Russell said: “I don’t know what power everyone was running. Red Bull were out in front. We’rꩵe learning things which will help in the short and medium term.
“You have to maximise the package that you’ve got. Get the setup in a th🐼e sweet spot. We’re not going to find a second overnight, as much as I’d love that.”
With Merced🐽es boss Toto Wolff already confirming that Mercedes will adopt a new car concept later in the season, Russell admitted he’s focusing on “maximising” what he’s got.
“We need to continue to understand and recognise, is the new direction that we’re taking the correct one?,” he a𒆙dded.
“That’s for the guys at the factory to unpick. For me this weekend, you just maximise what you’🌃ve got.
“Small changes this weekend, close to what we had in ಞBahrain. We had small items on the car for FP2 but this is just short term.”
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