The Englishman Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes), seven times Formula 1 world champion, who this Friday did not pass the ninth time in the free practice day for the Bahrain Grand Prix, the first of this year, declared on the circuit from Sakhir that they “are not” “playing absent-minded” and that they are simply “not” there “to win” the first race of the season.
“We are not playing absent-minded, as people believe what are we doing; but we will work as hard as we can to overcome this situation and do the best we can”, explained Hamilton, of 37 years, who two years ago years equaled the record of seven world titles held by German Michael Schumacher and that in Bahrain he achieved five of his 39 victories in F1, another of the historical records owned by the eccentric and spectacular driver from Stevenage, who now intends to make his surname a composite, adding that of his mother, Larbaselier.
“For the moment, we are not going to be in the fight for victory here, because Red Bull is eight or nine tenths ahead our; and Ferrari is half a second ahead, so we are fighting with those behind them”, explained the British star, who also holds the all-time record for pole positions in the premier class, as well as 103.
“I’m still calm”, assured, however, Hamilton, winner of six of the last eight world championships (all with Mercedes) and that he had previously won the 2008, with McLaren.
“I just try to be the best I can be. I can and extract the best of the car. It is not ideal, but we will unite as a team to try to solve it, ”commented this Friday, after finishing ninth in free practice for the Bahrain Grand Prix, the captain of the Mercedes team.
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