“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澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Max Verstappen at the top of the timesheets.
Even though Mercedes hav💜e cured their porpoising issue, they’re no closer to challenging Red Bull at the front of the grid.
More worrying for Mercedes is that Hamilton has claimed this year’s car is “prettꦦy much the same” as last year’s in te♈rms of its handling and general car performance.
“𓂃It’s pretty much the same,” Hamilton replied when asked if the W14 was better tha♛n last year’s car.
“We just continue going into the details to improve the balance of th༒e car, to make it easier to drive. It is a tough car to drive. It’s a mat🦄ter of time.”
On the other side of the garage,168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史: George Russell fared much better, ending the day fifth overall.
However, Mercedes seem to b𝔍e once again the fourth-best te🌄am 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 fron💮t. We’re learning things🍰 which will help in the short and medium term.
“You have to maximise the package that yo♛u’ve got. Get the setup in a the sweet spot. We’re not going to find a second overnight, as much as I’⛦d love that.”
With M🍃ercedes boss Toto Wolff already confirming that Mercedes will adopt a new car concept later in the season, Russell admitted he’s focusing onꦺ “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 added.
“That’s for the guys at the factory t💜o unpick. For me this weekenꦏd, you just maximise what you’ve got.
“Small changes this weekend, close to what we had in Bahrain. We had small items on the car for FP2 but this is ju🅰st short t♒erm.”
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