Lewis Hamilton is committed to staying at Mercedes despite another dismal performance.
The Briton could only qualify in today’s eighth place Saudi Grand Prix But promoted to 7th on the grid thanks to Charles Leclerc 10th place engine penalty.
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thank you boss toto wolf He said you know If Hamilton I would have liked to go if they couldn’t give him a car in which he could win.
However, Hamilton said:
“I don’t think I’ll be anywhere else, and I don’t think I’ll quit.
“I wouldn’t say it gives me much. I went there and did it and got a t-shirt. We’re trying to get there, I couldn’t get out of the car any further today, but we have to keep trying.”
his teammate George Russell Promoted to 3rd grid at the start.
“George had a great run and is on the second row,” Hamilton said.
“But I don’t feel connected to this car and no matter what I do or what I change, I don’t feel confident.”
Hamilton also downplayed rumors of a rift with him Former performance coach Angela Cullen.
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The Kiwis were in Bahrain for the season opener and Paddock sources claim they were affected, but Hamilton claims they are still friends.
He said, “She has moved on to another stage in her life. We are still very close and she texts every day.
“She is very supportive and I am very supportive of her.
“I am so grateful to have had her on this journey. She was and still is one of my closest friends.”
Meanwhile, there was a sign of the world champion Max Verstappen This season will not go my way.
after him comfortable bahrain winRussell predicted that the Dutchman could win all 23 races.
Verstappen looked okay all weekend, comfortably outperforming the rest of the field in all three practice sessions.
His best time was almost a second ahead of the rest of the grid, with the exception of Red Bull teammate Sergio Pérez.
However, he slowed down in Q2 and complained of not having much power.
He was eventually told to pit when his team tried to fix the driveshaft problem remotely and they began working frantically on his car.
However, there wasn’t enough time to fix it and Verstappen dropped out of qualifying, leaving him to start 15th.
“The car was really quick all weekend and every time we went out the car worked really well.
“I felt comfortable and confident that we can move forward.
“I think it’s a bit overkill to try to win races because you have to manage the tyres.
“Everyone seems to be running at a consistent pace, but we’re trying to recover as much as possible.”
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