Hamilton’s frustration: “I told him that last year!”

The preseason and the first GP of the season in Bahrain have been a blow to the ranks of Mercedes and Lewis hamilton He did not hide the double frustration he felt at the Mercedes W14’s lack of rhythm which took him to sixth place, 50″977 behind winner Verstappen – his team-mate George Russell, seventh, was even worse in 54″502- and because his team did not give him was heard at the time of development.

And the BBC collected the disappointment of the seven-time F1 champion: “Last year I told them about the car’s problems. I have driven many cars in my life, so I know what a car needs and what’s not. And I think it’s about being responsible, assuming this and saying “yeah, you know what, we’re not listening to you, this is not where it should be and we have to work” , the Briton sentenced.

“We have to analyze the balance in the corners, all the weak points and support each other as a team, that’s what we do. We are still multi-world champions, you know, it’s just that they didn’t do well this time, they didn’t do well last time. last year, but that doesn’t mean we can’t do well for the future,” Hamilton said.

Frustration spilled over to Toto Wolff

The frustration within the team was also introduced by Toto Wolff, the great boss of Mercedes, who in the statements on Sky Sports F1 also pointed out that it was “one of the worst days of the race, really not good. We didn’t have a rhythm in the front, right and center. That’s the mirror of the tests. Aston Martin is very fast, they deserve it, and Red Bull is on another planet”, said.

Given the dominant nature of the Red Bull one-two, Wolff added: “I think that’s what hurts, because they’re so far apart. [por vuelta] to everyone else.”

“That’s the point of reference, but we have to take a series of steps to get back, and we can do it, of course we can,” he concluded.