Lewis Hamilton eyes Max Verstappen fight after “totally unexpected” F1 Australian GP qualifying result
Hamilton finished 0.372s off the pace of polesitter Verstappen as he took third behind Mercedes teammate 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:George Russell in qualifying on Saturday.
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After Mercedes’ most competitive showing of the season so far, Hamilton was bullish about his team’s chances of taking the fight to Verstappen’s sole Red Bull on 𒈔Sund🔥ay.
“This is a totally unexpected,” Hamilton said. “Really pro🌌ud of the team.
"George did an amazing job there today so for us to be up on the front twoౠ rows in honestly a dream𒀰 for us.
"We are all working as hard as we🍎 can to get right ﷽back up to the front so to be this close to Red Bull is incredible.
"Hopefully tomorrow we can give them a run for theirꦑ money and we hope the weather is good.
"I am super grateful for this position and I am just going to work as hard aಌs I can tomorro⛎w.”
Asked what his goal is f෴or the race, Hamilton replied: “[My goal] isไ to get to first.
"I am going to try and see and I wil🍨l be ﷽hoping like my first day here 2007, Turn 1.
"I don't🉐 know if anybody remembers but hopefully we can do that."
Russell, who pipped Hamilton by just 0.035s and was 0.2🎶36s adrift of Verstappen, said Mercedes’ performance was a big surprise.
"We weren꧙'t expecting that - that's for sure,” he said.
"A 𓄧lot of hard work going on at the factory, here in Melbourne and wow, 🐭what a session for us.
"The car felt alive, the lap at the end was right on the limit and to be honest I'm a li🏅ttle bit disappointed that we didn't get pole position🐼.
"It's one of those things where your🦂 expectations change so quickly in this sport.”
The Brit𒉰onಌ added: "We would have been happy with a top four, top five yesterday.
"The c꧙ar felt awesome and we'ဣve definitely got potential still to come.
"It must be the jet lag programme we're doing - something's got to be💙 right.
"We've got to underst🍃and when you've had good days and bad days.
"We'll take it - it's going to be exciting tomorrow, tough against Max and I'm very happy to f📖inish P2.”
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