Lewis Hamilton is very clear about his thoughts on the W14 series after a horrific Brazilian GP
Lewis Hamilton was ready to say goodbye to the Mercedes W14 after a humiliating performance against the Brazilian team. Having predicted that Mercedes would face a long Sunday afternoon after suffering tire management problems during the sprint, Hamilton, unfortunately for his team, conceded the claim.
McLaren, Ferrari and Aston Martin beat Mercedes at the Brazilian GP, Alpine’s Pierre Gasly also passed Hamilton and ran away. Lewis Hamilton shouted “Thank God”. W14 almost went W14 was alarmingly lacking in straightaway pace, while Hamilton’s teammate George Russell retired from the event due to a powertrain, Hamilton limped to P8 and relieved to have just two laps remaining in W14. the target could be dropped and all eyes turned to F1 2024. Sky F1 points out that he retired for two races with the W14 and then retired, with Hamilton replying: “Thank God!
Interestingly, Hamilton said the W14 didn’t feel as out of shape as it did in the sprint, but a lack of speed on the straights and sliding in the corners led to a poor race at Interlagos in the afternoon. “Well, it doesn’t feel as bad as it did yesterday,” Hamilton said. – Yesterday I stopped, I had no more tires, they were mostly worn out. So I feel like I had a better race today in terms of tire control to the best of my ability.
“But the car, sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn’t and it’s very inconsistent during the lap. So we have to find out what it is. “And besides, we go very slowly on the straights, then very slowly in the corners, or at least we make the car slide in the corners.
“Forget it, but I hope there are a lot of lessons from today.” Hamilton said after the sprint race that Mercedes may have got the W14 wrong, which was the last F1 sprint weekend of 2023 and only one hour of testing. But when Hamilton When Hamilton was asked whether setup was the cause of their Brazilian GP crash or the car just didn’t react as it was supposed to, Hamilton replied: “I think it’s hard to say.
“I mean the car is really unpredictable in the sense that one weekend it feels good, one session it feels good and then it doesn’t. ” I’m sure we’ll look back and see that we should have done things differently. ” But with just one session it was difficult.
“But I’m always proud of the team that always comes here and does a good job. They are holding their heads high and that is what we have to continue to do. We just keep moving forward.
“Two more races with this thing and then hopefully I won’t drive it again. ” Ferrari have closed the gap on Mercedes in P2 in the Constructors’ Championship with two rounds remaining, with Mercedes’ advantage reduced to 20 points.
expressed his thoughts very clearly about the W14 after the terrible GP Brazil
Lewis Hamilton was fully prepared to say goodbye to the Mercedes W14 after a humiliating performance for the Brazilian team.
After predicting that Mercedes would have a long Sunday afternoon following tire management problems during the sprint, unfortunately for his team, Hamilton recognized this statement. McLaren, Ferrari and Aston Martin beat Mercedes in the Brazilian Grand Prix, while Alpine’s Pierre Gasly also passed Hamilton and ran away. Lewis Hamilton shouted “Thank God”. W14 almost went W14 worriedly lacked straightaway pace, while Hamilton’s team-mate George Russell retired from the incident due to a powertrain, Hamilton limped to P8 and was relieved to have just two laps remaining in W14. the target could be dropped and all eyes turned to F1 2024. Sky F1 points out that he retired for two races with the W14 and then retired, with Hamilton replying: “Thank God!
Interestingly, Hamilton said the W14 didn’t feel as out of shape as it did in the sprint, but a lack of speed on the straights and sliding in the corners led to a poor race at Interlagos in the afternoon. “Well, it doesn’t feel as bad as it did yesterday,” Hamilton said. – Yesterday I stopped, I had no more tires, they were mostly worn out. So I feel like I had a better race today in terms of tire control to the best of my ability. “But the car, sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn’t and it’s very inconsistent throughout the lap. So we need to understand what it is. “And also, we go very slow on the straights, then very slow in the turns, or at least we make the car slide in the turns.
“To forget, but I hope there are many lessons learned from today. » Hamilton said after the sprint race that Mercedes may have improperly installed the W14, which was the final 2023 F1 sprint weekend with only one hour of testing. But when asked if the set-up was the cause of their Brazilian GP crash or if the car just didn’t react as it should have, Hamilton said: “I think it’s hard to say.
“I mean the car is really unpredictable in the sense that one weekend it feels good, one session it feels good and then it doesn’t. “I’m sure we’ll look back and see that we should have done things differently . “But with only one session, it was difficult. “But I’m always proud of the team that always comes here and does a good job. They keep their heads up and that’s what we have to keep doing. We’re just moving forward.
“Two more races with this thing and then hopefully I won’t drive it again. After two rounds, Ferrari closed the gap on Mercedes in P2 in the Constructors’ Championship, Mercedes’ lead to 20 points.
