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Balance-wise from the Sprint race, we made these changes and the car was terrible after that. So I really struggled from then on. I think it's good learnings and hopefully won't do that again as I continue to learn this car.”
After the race on Sunday, Hamilton explained We have to be at the limit on every single item of the car,
the team principal, Fred Vasseur, told the Race last year It was very tricky and went a lot worse than I thought it would go,
Hamilton told Sky Sports F1 Charles tested something in Bahrain, I hadn’t tested it, but we both went that way [with the new setup] and it was bad. I know not to do that again,
If he can’t get the cars ahead, he can let us… out his way. Right now, I’m closing up a little bit.” ... Do we want to swap this now?” ... I’ll tell you when we’re going to swap.”
The following lap, Hamilton added ... Adami then asked ... and his driver fired back I think Liam's had a tough couple of races, a tough weekend here. We'll have a good look at it,
he said, but he was more upbeat when asked about Tsunoda Considering the sprint race, today was a huge step for us and it shows the progress we've made,
said Albon, who lies sixth in the drivers' championship with 16 points after two race weekends -- four more than he scored in the whole of last season I think I’m gonna let Charles go because I’m struggling.”
Hamilton said to the paddock The team acknowledged that there were no mitigating circumstances and that it was a genuine error,
Charles was on a one-stop strategy today and this meant his tyre wear was very high, causing the car to be underweight,
Ferrari said in their statement With regard to Lewis’s skid wear, we misjudged the consumption by a small margin,
Look, guys, I know that was tough [and] not the result that we wanted, but let's keep pushing. [There are] improvements we can make for sure. Let's not give up,
Yeah, indeed. You did the maximum [and] we did the maximum with the pace we had."
Ferrari race engineer Riccardo Adam responded I was lucky. Lucky to finish the race today and that's not something you want to be saying,
said a relieved Norris, for whom the finish line came just in time The car has been great this weekend and probably one of my best weekends in Formula One in terms of performance, so really pleased with that,
It's been an incredible weekend, the car has been pretty mega,
said Piastri, 23, after McLaren made a one-stop strategy work to perfection Brakes are something you hate but something you really do need and it can save your life,
I suddenly picked up tyre grip... where others maybe plateaued a bit more,
That was Hamilton's way of saying I'm in charge around here."
Martin Brundle noticed the spiky nature of Hamilton's response and said The Mercedes is a dragster out of turn 12, unbelievable. The traction they have is unbelievable.”