Lewis Hamilton hopeful of progress in understanding why Mercedes has lacked qualifying pace in Formula 1 this year
Lewis Hamilton thinks he and Mercedes have finally “cracked something” with his Formula 1 qualifying struggles, off the back of an encouraging step at the Spanish Grand Prix. The seven-time champion has been chasing answers for much of the year about why, despite often being quick in practice, the pace of the Mercedes has fallen away relative to the others in qualifying as his W15 proves nervous on the edge.
” Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes-AMG F1 Team Photo by: Sam Bloxham / Motorsport Images Hamilton suggested that as well as Mercedes needing to address the aero balance compromises of the current generation of cars, that tyre preparation ahead of qualifying laps was an area that needed to be nailed. “The car aerodynamically, is more on a knife edge,” he said. “It's not as easy to balance with the mechanical side and the aero balance from high to low speed. Getting that configuration is difficult.
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