After the victory in the Sprint Race, Lewis Hamilton finished the Chinese Grand Prix in an anonymous sixth position.
Lewis Hamilton‘s Chinese weekend, his second with Ferrari, remains unforgettable nonetheless. The British driver won the Sprint Race on Saturday, but in the main race, despite some modifications that didn’t pay off, he could only manage an anonymous sixth place, behind Charles Leclerc. It was a tough race for Lewis, who didn’t show the pace he had in the sprint and was the only top driver to opt for two pit stops.
The seven-time world champion commented on his race as follows: “We tried something different, and I’m glad we did. Unfortunately, I struggled with performance: we had a competitive car in the Sprint, but after making some changes to improve it, we ended up worse off across the board, both in qualifying and, especially, in the race. It was difficult to keep up with those ahead, and there’s a lot to learn from this weekend. By the way, here the pit stop is extremely penalizing due to the length of the pit lane, which adds many seconds to make up. Even though I was very fast at the end, Max was setting similar times despite my fresh tires, so it’s a real shame.”
Regarding the changes made between yesterday and today, he then said: “Raise the car? Who said that?! We didn’t make such drastic changes. We made some small adjustments, but adding everything up, the car’s balance got worse. Charles had already tried some configurations in Bahrain, while I hadn’t. We both followed them, but it didn’t work, so we’ll need to avoid repeating it.”
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