2023-05-06 09:21:52
Dthe all to nothing. Or almost nothing. It was a day of contrasts for Mercedes F1 in free practice for the Grand Prix of Miami. From the double of the first to the suffering of the second.
That’s why, Lewis Hamilton was disappointed. At first he thought that the low grip of the new asphalt on the Florida track might bring benefits to his car, but reality set in in the subsequent session.
Hence, the seven-time world champion was clear in what he had learned from this day. “The same as every weekend, that we are a second behind. It’s a great weekend, a great place to be, there are many positive things, andIt’s just that we’re not particularly fastand it’s a fight where we’re trying a lot of different things,” he said.
Then the Briton was very graphic. “In the first free practice, we seemed to be going quite well, and in the seconds the real rhythm appeared, which it was like a kick in the stomach. So it’s a bit difficult, we’re going to keep working on it, and we’ll get together tonight and try to see if we can make some set-up changes and put the car in an ideal place,” he said.
Mercedes problems
The English complained that the difficulties are general, not in one aspect. “There is not one thing. I have no expectations with the car, I just hope I can be in a better place tomorrow, so hopefully we can be in Q3 and that we are in the middle zone of that round, that would be ideal. Melbourne was a difference from night to day, it’s much better to drive there. Baku seemed better to me, so I think maybe it was the heat, or maybe just the balance we have at the moment. I’m going to remain optimistic, and I’m going to stay hopeful that we can put the car in a better place tomorrow to maybe take a couple of steps up,” he said.
The competitor of the star brand was harsh in assessing what had changed from 2022 to 2023. He said he only noticed less ‘porpoising’ (car bounce). “It seems that, apart from the last year where we had some hard rebounds, in general It seems that we are going practically with the same carand that’s what’s difficult,” he launched.
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