In a Method 1 area the place the highest 16 drivers are inside lower than a second and a half, Lewis Hamilton’s thirteenth place, 1.1 seconds off the benchmark time, is way from expectations and positively under the requirements of his stellar profession.
The previous Mercedes driver continues to wrestle to adapt to the SF-25. Whereas Charles Leclerc appears to have discovered a promising route to extract extra from this 12 months’s Ferrari, Lewis Hamilton stays in the course of a studying curve that, not less than for now, exhibits no clear means ahead.
“It didn’t go in one of the best ways. I believe getting the tyres to work right this moment was very tough for me,” the seven-time Method 1 world champion mentioned after the second free observe session held within the night in Jeddah – “It has nothing to do with the group. I simply struggled to make the tyres work correctly.”
Thus far, Lewis Hamilton has clearly struggled notably over a single lap. That’s why the Maranello group will work in a single day on his quantity 44 Ferrari to attempt to discover one thing that may assist him acquire extra confidence with the softer compounds, and safe a greater beginning place for Sunday’s race: “Thus far on Saturdays I’ve all the time been behind. However this time we actually can’t afford to be. So hopefully we will enhance the automobile between now and tomorrow.” – he identified.
“There have been moments through the session the place I felt good within the automobile. However with the Tender tyres I nonetheless haven’t discovered the best feeling. Hopefully we will profit tomorrow from what we modify tonight.” – the British driver concluded on the finish of the second free observe session which was held on the 6.174-kilometre Jeddah Corniche Circuit on Friday.
Apr 19, 2025
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