Lewis Hamilton’s strong Monaco Friday analysed: “He’s found a sweet spot with the car”
Jenson Button was impressed with Lewis Hamilton's performance on Friꦅday in Monaco.
2009 F1 world champion Jenson Button believes 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Lewis Hamilton has “fo🎀und the sweet spot” with the Mercedes W14 after an impressive showing in Friday practice at the Monaco Gr๊and Prix.
Hamilton topped the morning session before being 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Charles Leclerc’s nearest challenger in second practice to 🐻cap off a strong day in the principality.
The seven-time world champion has ackno💎wledged his need to up his qualifying pace after struggling on Saturdays in 2024.
Hamilton is currently 6-1 down in the qualifying head-to-head against 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:George Russell, and with overtaking so di♔fficult in Monaco, he will need to be at his best tomorrow afternoon.
Assessing Hamilton’s performance in Monaco, Button feels that Hamilton quickly found his 🔯confidence with the car.
“He is confident arriving here,” Button said. “He is very relaxed. But you still need a car that gives♌ you confidence, and they have struggled with that this year. He has found a sweet spot with the car.
“M🌃ake set-up cha💮nges and you might gain a tenth, or half a tenth, around most tracks. Here, if it puts you into a window where you have confidence, it’s a massive chunk.
“That’s why we see big gaps between the cars. Once peo💎ple find a set-up which works for them, it will be super close in qualifying.”
It was contrasting fortunes in the Mercedes gar♊age as Russell could only set the 10th fastest time in FP2ꦕ.
Russell was complaining about the stee𝐆ring and of braking vibrations, compromising his progress.
He was also running the revised Mercedes front wing for this weekend as they asse🧸ss whether it can improve the recurring balance issues they’ve faced.
Former W Series dri🅷ver Naomi Schiff th💮ought there was something definitely off with Russell’s car.
“He mentioned something about steering torque, he wond🔥ered if there was a big issue,” she explained🅠.
“I can’t♒ imagine there is such a big differen🎃ce between Lewis and George here.
“You saw them working on the car so♓ there’s obviously something not 100% about that car.
“These things won’t cause you to 𒁏have more confidence aroundඣ here. Unfortunate.”
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