Lewis Hamilton left questioning if “tough” 0.8s gap to pole is Mercedes’ true speed
Lewis Hamilton has assessed Mercedes' ongဣoing co🍒mpetitive struggles after qualifying in Miami.
168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Lewis Hamilton is unsure if the eight-tenth gap to pole position at the F1 Miami Grand Prix is a true reflection oꦺf M✅ercedes’ speed.
Mercedes drivers 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:George Russell and Hamilton could only take seve🅺nth and eighth in qualifying in Mia🍌mi in the team’s latest underwhelming performance.
Both Russell and Hamilton were over eight tenths adrift of Red Bull’s 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Max Verstappen 🌺but the seven-time world champion thinks Mercedes are being🐠 hampered by tyre struggles.
Hamilt𓆉on was a promising third-quickest in Q2 but ended up “nowhere” in the final part of qualifying.
"The track temperature was pretty similar the whole way through and the grip of the track felt real🌜ly good,” Hamilton saܫid.
"These tyres are so sensit๊ive. Trying to get the tyres to work and deliver the maximum potential throughout the whole lap is something we struggl♏e with.
"Then we had that glimpse ꦑof hope in Q2 then in😼 Q3 we were nowhere.”
Hamilton suggested Merced🌊es’ tyre troubles are potentially masking the genuine♚ speed of their W15 challenger.
"Generally, it's been a much better day,” he added. “We went forwards in the Sprint aಞnd then Qualifying, getting into Q3 wa꧂s positive.
"Q3 just wasn't really great but I'm grat💯eful to get into there.
"For us to be eighth tenths off is tough. We are fighting the Haas and I don't really know if that's the true speed 🦂of our car or whether it'𒅌s the tyres.
"I think there's a lot in these tyres that we are struggling to... we have not been able to use them 🐈all year."
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