Lewis Hamilton admitted it felt unusual to start his closing weekend as a Mercedes driver after the primary day of apply at Yas Marina.
He joined the group 12 years in the past however agreed a deal to affix Ferrari subsequent 12 months. Following a poor race in Qatar final week, the place he completed exterior of the factors, Hamilton mentioned he was happier with the automotive thus far.
“It felt higher at this time,” he instructed the official F1 channel. “Not been such a foul day.
“It’s very, very surreal. I’ve simply tried to be, actually, as current as I could be at this time, and simply having fun with each second. So, from arriving to seeing the engineers, simply actually taking moments and capturing them as a lot as I can, like preparing and getting within the automotive.
“I’ve actually loved the day, I’ve actually loved driving the automotive at this time and dealing with the blokes within the storage and the engineers. We’ve received some work to do, the McLaren’s nonetheless so quick, as is Ferrari, however we’re within the combine, type of. However received to search out a while.”
Hamilton admitted he’s “making an attempt to maintain my feelings below management as a lot as I can” this weekend. “As I mentioned yesterday I’ve not been nice at it this 12 months, I’ve been very up and down. I’m making an attempt to channel it into the automotive.
“I’ve a lot love for the group, I’ve been desirous to do very well for them for ages. There’s one final go at it. I gained’t change an excessive amount of on the automotive within the automotive tonight within the hope that tomorrow we’ll be there or thereabouts.”
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His group mate George Russell mentioned at this time was more difficult as his aspect of the storage prioritised its preparations for 2025.
“We struggled a bit, but it surely’s solely Friday,” he mentioned. “We’re making an attempt numerous issues in preparation for subsequent 12 months. Clearly that is our final alternative and we needed to go, let’s say a little bit bit extra radical with among the set-up choices simply to see if there’s something extra we are able to study.
“So I’m hoping tomorrow be a bit extra of a standard day and simply go from there.”
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