There are loves at first sight. And vice versa too. That’s Lewis Hamilton’s case with him W14. The English pilot assured the F1 Saudi Arabian GP that as soon as he saw his new car and that Mercedes would continue with the risky concept of almost no sidepods that did not allow him to fight for the title last year, he knew that his car would not be fast.
“I knew we weren’t in the right place when I first saw the car, it still looked very different to our rivals.said the 7-time world champion, who confirmed that first impression in Bahrain with a car that prevented him from fighting for victory and the podium, having solved problems with rebound and lack of top speed on the straight, but at the same time , with Many issues such as lack of downforce, wheel slip and a longer gap with Red Bull compared to last year.
“It’s always stressful at that time, but it’s beautiful. obviously the color is nice… but i honestly don’t care what color as long as it’s fast. Hopefully we can make it a winning car at some point.” commented the Briton, who once again trusts the Brackley factory and the development path they are following, which is thought to move away from the current concept without pontoons.
In addition, Hamilton wanted to qualify the recent statements in which he said that the team did not listen to him when creating the 2023 car. “It wasn’t the best choice of words, but of course there are times when you don’t agree with certain members of the team. The important thing is that we communicate continuously, we remain united.”I clarify.
“I still 100% believe in this team, it’s my family and I’ve been here a long time so I don’t plan to go anywhere else.” added.
“We’ve seen where the performance is and how people are taking the performance and now we have to start making some bold decisions, some big moves to close the gap to Red Bull. They’re probably going to run away this year unless stopped they are Ferrari. We will wait and see”, he added about what Red Bull can do this year after dominating the first round of the course so much. Of course, he reiterated that he hopes to fight for wins at some point on this course: “Hopefully at some point in the year we hope to be able to close that gap.”
“At that point, it’s probably too late in terms of fighting for the championship, but we can still get some attention, hopefully.”finished
Source: La Verdad
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