Asked at the microphone of Motorsport.com, British driver Lewis Hamilton said he was surprised by Mercedes' performance in Bahrain, where the first Grand Prix of the 2024 Formula 1 season is due to take place on Saturday (4:00 p.m.). , it’s a shock to see us where we are, but we’re taking it.” Thursday in Bahrain, the two Mercedes signed the best times of the two free practice sessions: 1:30.374 for Hamilton, with his teammate and compatriot George Russell on his heels (0.206). The Silver Arrows were faster than the Ferraris and the Red Bulls.
The seven-time world champion still wanted to remain measured: “However, we must not get carried away, we must remain focused, continue to work on the settings. And try to extract more. (...)I think that the pace in the long races is far from matching that of Red Bull, for example, so we still have work to do at this level. Free practice continues this Friday at 1:15 p.m., before qualifying at 4:40 p.m.
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