'Time will tell but I think we cracked something...'
Lewis Hamilton has credited a breakthrough in understanding how the Pirelli tyres work with his W15 for unlocking his pace in qualifying.pulled one back in the qualifying head-to-head stats against his team-mate George Russell at the Spanish Grand Prix, before turning his P3 starting position into a first podium for the season.Hamilton’s final campaign as a Mercedes driver has been far from ideal with the Briton not able to match Russell’s performances, most notably in qualifying.
“There’s a huge amount of analysis,” he told the media including PlanetF1.com. “I have requested a lot of information from the team on how we can improve, where we are lacking.“Typically, once we get to qualifying, things do change a little bit. The car is obviously lighter, you are in the DRS a lot more.Hamilton believes his issues with the W15 have been exacerbated by his tyres woes with tyre temperatures and nailing a perfect out-lap “key” to qualifying success.
“But tyre temperature and how you do your out-laps is key which every single team is trying. The Ferraris in Montreal didn’t get out of Q2 for example – that can only be tyre temperature but they’ve got a good car, they won the race before that.
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