“The car felt strong” - Lewis Hamilton buoyed by Mercedes’ pace in Canada

It was an encಞouraging day for L🌱ewis Hamilton and Mercedes in Canada.

Lewis Hamilton (GBR) Mercedes AMG F1 W15. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 9, Canadian Grand Prix, Montreal, Canada,
Lewis Hamilton (GBR) Mercedes AMG F1 W15. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 9, Canadian Grand…

168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Lewis Hamilton was happy with the handling of his Mercedes W15 du🍨ring Friday practice for the Canadian Grand Prix, stating “the car felt strong”.

Both practice sessions at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve were interrupted by wet weather, me🌳aning none of the teams got any substantial running on dry tyres.

The majority of the laps in FP2 were done on a damp track as 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Fernando Alonso set the pace ahead of 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:George Russell.

Hamilton was fourth in the morning session before setting the seventh-fastest time in FP2 after encountering traffic on a lap which would have propelled𝓡 him up the order.

Hamilton has enjoyed great succesꦇs in Canada over the years♑, taking seven victories.

Despite a tricky Friday in terms o🦄f track conditions, Hamilton w♛as feeling “confident” in the car.

“The car felt strong throughout and I didn't even๊ get to finish what would have been my fastest lap,” Hamilton said.

“This is one of the best circuits we go to, so I really enjoyed myself out there. Recently, Saturdays have proven more challenging for us, but I feel𝔉 confident out there and that the car is rไeacting to my inputs.

“Ultimately, we🅺 won't know until [qualifying] just where we are in the order but it was a really🌜 good day overall.”

Lewis Hamilton (GBR) Mercedes AMG F1 W15. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 9, Canadian Grand Prix, Montreal, Canada,
Lewis Hamilton (GBR) Mercedes AMG F1 W15. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 9, Canadian Grand…

Wet weather is expected to b𒐪e a factor for the remainder of the weekend.

That could be welcome news for Hamilton given he qualified on the front row in the China sprint raceﷺ in changeable conditions before finishing second in the actual event.

“It felt great out there, I was raring to go throughout no matte𝐆r what the conditions,” he added.

“I was pleased that we were a🐭ble to maximise our time on track as that is what is needed around a circuit like this. It's all about building your pace.

“It was also about under♈standing the conditions plus the new surface they've laid.”

Read More