Lewis Hamilton said in Monaco that he doesn’t “anticipate being ahead” of George Russell in qualifying.
Now, he says he’ll “try” in Canada, where he’ll use the new front wing from Mercedes.
Eight races into the current year’s title, Hamilton not just paths his partner in the Drivers’ standings yet additionally in the passing no holds barred where he is down 1-7.
He blamed the impact of Mercedes’ new front wing, which was only fitted to Russell’s W15, for his most recent qualifying loss in Monaco.
Mercedes trackside engineering director Andrew Shovlin revealed that “Lewis said” the team should “let George run it.”
The Brackley team only had one updated front wing, and while that was initially billed as a coin toss as to who would run it, “Lewis said” the team should “let George run it.”
“Lewis made that decision quite simple for us,” Shovlin added. After one race, Mercedes now has enough parts for both Hamilton and his teammate to use the wing in Montreal, where Hamilton wants to get one over on his teammate.
He responded, “I’ll try,” when asked if he would “out-qualify George this weekend.” He stated, “I don’t think it’s far away” when asked if he would be able to earn his first podium finish of the season at the Montreal Grand Prix.
Therefore, we now have the upgrade. This weekend, the upgrade is done to both cars. Therefore, I am eager to observe how that actually feels on track.
Talking about the overhaul and Mercedes’ advancement, Hamilton said: “The vehicle’s proceeding to move along. I believe everybody’s clearly made a stride ideally nearer to the Red Bulls, and I feel that has been truly good.
However, I am incredibly proud of everyone at the factory for how hard they work and how resilient they are. Everybody’s simply remaining exceptionally engaged, head down.
“The team’s morale is really high, so I hope we can get closer to these guys and start actually competing with them at the front.”
He went on to say, “Coming into this year, I think the biggest improvement has been ride quality and being able to get the car lower, like what others have been able to do.”
Then stability at the corner’s entrance. “The vehicle is definitely more unsurprising than it at any point was, especially the most recent few years.
Additionally, it is significantly more stable this year, allowing us to be more committed in tight spots.
Through corner balance, on the other hand, is where we’ve been lacking, while others have really made significant progress. “So that’s what we’re trying to work on,” he explained.
