Lewis Hamilton insists Mercedes “going in the right direction” despite 0.6s McLaren gap

“Generally felt good. J𒈔ust not as꧒ fast as the guys ahead like the McLarens.”

Lewis Hamilton (GBR) Mercedes AMG F1 W15. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 12, British Grand Prix, Silverstone, England,
Lewis Hamilton (GBR) Mercedes AMG F1 W15. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 12, British Grand…

168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Lewis Hamilton is confident Mercedes are “going in the right direction” despite a six-tenth deficit to McLaren in Friday F1 practice at the British Grand Prix.

168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Lando Norris dominated the two sessions at Silverstone on Friday as McLaren look to be the t�🌟�eam to beat this weekend.

For🍸 Mercedes, their FP1 pace was particularly impressive as they opted against r꧃unning on the softs.

In FP2 though, Hඣamilton was only sixth-fastest, while teammate George Russell wa🔯s down in 10th.

More worryingly, tꦆhe gap to Norris was just 𓆉over 0.6s.

Reflecting on his Frid♔ay at Silverstone, Hamilton was content with the handling of his Mercedes.

“I felt fine,” he said. “Gen﷽erally feltജ good. Just not as fast as the guys ahead like the McLarens.”

In terms of Mercedes’ upgrades for this weekend, they’ve introduced a revised fro𝐆nt and rear wing, deemed to be “circuit specific”.

Lewis Hamilton (GBR) Mercedes AMG F1 W15. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 12, British Grand Prix, Silverstone, England,
Lewis Hamilton (GBR) Mercedes AMG F1 W15. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 12, British Grand…

Hamilton downplayed their signif♑icance, describing them as “small tweaks” but insisted Mercedes are on the ri🔥ght path despite a sizeable gap to McLaren.

“We don’t have upgrades,” he explained. “We h🐠ave some small tweaks to things but not necessarily upgrꩲades.

“Every time we add something we’re going in the right ꦗdirection but the others bring upgrades at the same time. I mean we were six and a half tenths off in that one. I don’t know if it’s truly exactly six-tenths. We’ve got some work to do.”

On the ot🔴her side of the Mercedes garage, Russell feels the team is in a similar position to recent rounds.

“This morning was really good to be honest,” he added. “The car was feeling great. We struggled a bit more this afternoon, need to understand why. Got a little bit windier. We didn’t quite nail the tyres. Pretty similar competitiveness as we’ve seen i𝔉n the last few races.

“FP1 was really strong. We need to understand why we lost a little bit oꦿf pace in FP2. I am sure it’s all going to change tomorrow with the conditions, it’s raining now. Just happy to be here and excited to go racing.”

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