Hamilton: "Compared to yesterday and the last race, today is a good day"

English Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes), seven-time Formula One world champion, who will start fifth this Sunday at the Australian Grand Prix, third at the World Cup, at Melbourne’s semi-urban Albert Park circuit “vs.” Friday “and in the final race” this Saturday is “good day for” him.

“Compared to yesterday and the last race, today is a good day for me. I am very grateful to everyone at the factory for the work they did in replacing the vehicle yesterday; and I almost reached fourth place, something that would be great, although I think we will fight for that spot tomorrow, ”explained Hamilton, who also holds the all-time record for wins and pole positions (103, in both cases) in F1, and that in free practice on Friday he did not pass the thirteenth position in the time table.

“I dare say that the new era of these cars is the worst I have experienced in terms of porosity. (the bounces given by the car, especially when traveling at very high speeds) are defining, ”said Hamilton, 37, who after finishing third in Bahrain and tenth in Arabia, occupies fifth place in the World Cup, who with 16 points.

“For the people in the house to understand me, if it’s high/low, high/low ride height, when you turn you don’t know what position you’re going to take; and the car may oversteer or understeer, depending on which one you take. So driving becomes a bigger challenge, ”said the eccentric and impressive Stevenage champion, who two years ago equaled the historic record of seven premier class titles previously held only by the German Michael Scumacher.

“We need to find the right balance up to the height of the pilot is concerned to make the most of it as we control the boats tomorrow ”, stressed the British star.

“George (Russell) and I tried slightly different things on our cars today.so I hope this is a good lesson for the team to translate into racing, ”Hamilton said in Melbourne on Saturday.