Hamilton says Mercedes can be aggressive in remaining ‘freebie’ races
Lewis Hamilton says Mercedes 🦹can make the most of two “freebie” races to experiment ahead of next season having ꦅalready won both Formula 1 world championships.
Hamilton wrapped up his sixth world title last time out in the United States, adding to the sixth straight constructors’ crown Mercedes🎃 had already clinched in October’s Jap🎐anese Grand Prix.
The Briton says sealing both champ🧸ionships early provides Mercedes with the opportunity to trial some “different strategies” and processes at the final two r꧑ounds in Brazil and Abu Dhabi in preparation for 2020.
Lewis Hamilton says Mercedes can make the most of two “freebie” races to experiment ah൲ead of next season having already won both F💟ormula 1 world championships.
Hamilton wrapped up his sixth world title last time ou🍒t in the United States, adding to the sixth straight constructors’ crown Mercedes had already clinched in October’s Japanes🍸e Grand Prix.
The Briton says sealing both championships early provides Mercedes with the opportunity to triaඣl some “different strategies” and processes at the final two rounds in Brazil and Abu Dhabi in preparation for 202𒁃0.
“I still want to win🌺 the races and it’s just as hard to win these races that are coming up,” Hamilton said after Friday prac𝄹tice at Interlagos.
“It’s almost a different approach for me now because you can b🔯e a little bit more aggressive and try some different strategies and different ways in how you go about the weekend and the processes.
“We’ve basically got two freebies to try some new things that can [help] next year. Next year we only have six days as opposed to꧂ eight of testing.
“So every tiny bit of an advantage you can gain in terms of changing things and gaining and being dynamic hopefully can pay dividends next year, so that’s our goa൩l.”
Merc🦄edes boss Toto Wolff is missing his first grand prix weekend since joining the German manufacturer in 2013, with the team's title success freeing the Austrian up to focus on other business matters.
Hamilton, who joked Wolff’s aওbsence has been a “breath of fresh air”, stressed Mercedes operations in Sao ﷺPaulo will not change.
"I think he has su🌳ch a presence in this team that even whilst he’s not here he’s still here,” he explained.
“Everything that’s been set up is because of him and all the people that he’s put 🐻in place and everybody’s still here knuckling down as normal.
“Just because you don’t see them on the pit wall and don’t see them in the meetings but I know he’s done the debrief on the other end and listening to ♕everything that we’re saying.
“So I ꦉthink everyone’s behaving as well as they can.”
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