Posted on 08/05/2009 7:57:45 PM PDT by Chode
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Lewis Hamilton admits Mercedes’ long-awaited upgrade package is ‘definitely not the step forward we were hoping for’ and insists bid to close the gap on rampant Red Bull will be a ‘long process’
Lewis Hamilton previously said he was ‘counting down the days’ to the upgrades
However, he has diluted his enthusiasm and says the changes are not a magic fix
Hamilton finished sixth in Monaco qualifying and fourth during Sunday’s race
By JONATHAN MCEVOY FOR MAILONLINE
Lewis Hamilton has admitted Mercedes’ long-awaited upgrade package is not a magic cure for his struggling car.
The 37-year-old was speaking ahead of this weekend’s Spanish Grand Prix, the second outing for the revamped machine. It carried him to sixth in qualifying in Monaco a week ago and fourth in the rain-affected race. George Russell qualified eight and finished fifth.
Hamilton had previously said he was ‘counting down the days’ to the upgrade’s arrival, but has now diluted his enthusiasm, conceding: ‘It is definitely not the step forward we were hoping for.
‘We wanted a one-second improvement in race trim (over Red Bull), and we have not covered that.
‘I felt a little bit more confident in the car at the last race, and more ability to commit to the corners, so I am hoping at this track it will be the same but better.
Lewis Hamilton has insisted Mercedes’ long-awaited upgrade package is not a magic fix
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Lewis Hamilton has insisted Mercedes’ long-awaited upgrade package is not a magic fix
Hamilton finished fourth at the Monaco Grand Prix, comfortably adrift of Max Verstappen
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Hamilton finished fourth at the Monaco Grand Prix, comfortably adrift of Max Verstappen
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‘We have taken account of where we have gone wrong. Now we are slowly chipping away and navigating our way back to the front, but it is just a long process unfortunately.’
Hamilton’s honest assessment came as Red Bull’s dominant world champion Max Verstappen claimed it was possible the team could win every race of the season. They have won the first six and, remarkably, 16 of the last 17.
‘Well, I would say at the moment I think we can, but that’s very unlikely to happen,’ said the Dutchman. ‘There are always things that go wrong, a retirement or whatever. But purely on pace at the moment, yes, it’s possible.
‘About the dominance, we’ve always seen this in Formula One over the years, there’s nothing new. The longer you leave the regulations the same, the closer people will get.’
F1 Floor Tech: Red Bull & Mercedes’s Approaches Explained
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hbddt51Cfg0
Ping... F1 Floor Tech: Red Bull & Mercedes’s Approaches Explained
There, fixed it...
Why F1 Wheel Nuts Cost £50’000
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X30coNL4Jw8
Why F1 Pistons Cost £50,000!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lCEKJxHiEIM
I remember Aries’ engineer Tim Wardrop had two bottles of Aspirin taped together and
Relabeled “Speed” and “Downforce”——.
Undertrays at Indy are Black Magic!
prettymuch...
lol... was a bottle of Tums in there too?
Pesto was My drink of choice!
Ha!
Monaco Track announcer:
Everybody get ready because I’ve slipped the Crane Operators some cash and they’ve agreed to show everyone what happens when they pull the panties off of hammybuttboi and Mad Max the Babyfaced Assassin on World Wide TV !!!
And No hammybuttboi you may not get kinky with the video of Max alone in Your hotel room.
Pesto or Pepcid ?
“Why F1 Wheel Nuts Cost £50’000”
“Why F1 Pistons Cost £50,000!”
“I love money. I love everything about it. I bought some pretty good stuff. Got me a $300 pair of socks. Got a fur sink. An electric dog polisher. A gasoline powered turtleneck sweater. And, of course, I bought some dumb stuff, too.”
― Steve Martin
(Thanks for the fun links)!
Dang!
.
I hit PEPTO!
As in PEPTO Bismol.
Ha.
Autocorewrecked is not Your friend.
If You puked 🤢 🤮 Pit Road and it was green from the Pesto Y’All might have drawn a Yellow Flag !
LOLOL...
“Yellow,
YELLOW,
YELLOW!”
.
My Favorite Words!
I monitored Race Control during
the Race too.
Alfa Romeo To Partner With Haas F1 Team in 2024: Report
https://www.thedrive.com/news/alfa-romeo-to-partner-with-haas-f1-team-in-2024-report
After being invited to join in on the post-race celebrations, the owner of the damaged Chevy will be fairly rewarded for the unlucky situation.
Spain Grand Prix - 8.55AM - ESPN, ESPN+, ESPN Deportes
Post-race show - 2PM- ESPN3 / YouTube
Race (re-air) - 7PM - ESPNEWS
Race (re-air) - 11.30PM - ESPNEWS
still running F1.TV?
BOY!
That tire took off FAST!
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