Lewis is at his second Dash occasion of the season and arrives after his win in China:
“That was the one time we didn’t make modifications to the bottom setup after the free observe session, whereas we normally make many changes. What’s not working? Numerous various things, however I’m working laborious to adapt to this case.”
Attempting to interrupt by way of Hamilton’s media armor is sort of inconceivable. Within the media actions he attended forward of the Miami Grand Prix, he appeared very distant from the Lewis seen at first of the season—temporary, curt solutions, the standard tone of somebody who’d relatively be wherever else.
Comprehensible, as we’re speaking about essentially the most profitable driver in Formulation 1 historical past being requested questions normally posed to rookies. One factor is evident: the motivation is there, and it appears so robust that he can not settle for the present scenario he’s been coping with in current weeks.
“I don’t care in regards to the opinions of people that don’t know what’s actually occurring, individuals who’ve by no means been in my place. I hold my head down and recognize the work I’m doing with the individuals round me.”
“What’s not working? Many issues, many various issues. There isn’t only one. Once I first joined Mercedes, the primary six months have been robust as a result of I needed to get used to working with new individuals. The engineers I work with now are used to establishing a automobile for a unique driver and a unique driving fashion, whereas I’m used to driving a automobile that requires a unique strategy. So it’s a mixture of a whole lot of issues, however I’m positively working laborious to adapt to the scenario.”
Lewis returns to Miami and the dash format—the one which gave him his first victory in crimson in Shanghai.
“Earlier than the Dash race, you’ll be able to’t make many modifications (to the bottom setup). In China, going from FP1 to qualifying, we didn’t make many modifications, possibly none, whereas on all the opposite weekends we saved altering the automobile, making it worse.”
“How will this weekend go? I don’t know, we’ll do our greatest. We don’t have any updates, however we’re nonetheless making an attempt to optimize the automobile, and we’ve labored laborious on the simulator. Charles did an awesome job within the final race and confirmed what the automobile is able to—our aim is to try to replicate that.”
Lewis Hamilton discovered his smile once more answering a selected query about his first few weeks in Italy.
“I prefer it. I attempt to keep away from pizza and pasta, however actually with little success—final week I ate three pizzas in two days. I’ve a ‘contact’, I textual content him on the finish of the day and say, ‘Hey, can I get a pizza?’, and it at all times arrives.”
“Proper now, I’m not dwelling a lot in Italy, however it’s one thing I wish to attempt in the course of the yr. My Italian isn’t progressing a lot, so I’ll have to work tougher. However going again to the workforce, I’ve to say an enormous quantity of labor was carried out from my first days on the manufacturing unit to repair some issues, like within the simulator, and everybody has been very useful and supportive. I’ve actually appreciated that.”
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