Two weeks ago in Mexico, Lewis Hamilton and Mercedes looked doomed. If it is true that champions can be seen in difficult moments, the 7-time world champion has once again shown what he is made of. Despite having just returned from Brazil’s sensational double comeback, the weekend of the Qatar GP had begun uphill for the British, but today he reacted well, going to sign pole position number 102 of his extraordinary career.
“Yesterday was a very difficult day for me, because I didn’t feel comfortable all day. I suffered a lot, so I had to grit my teeth and stayed here until midnight to work with the engineers. I found some points where I could improve and we also made some changes in view of free practice 3 “, said Hamilton during the hot interview granted as soon as he arrived at the parc fermé.
“Apparently they worked, so we took them to qualifying. I’m really very grateful for the timing they put me on track, because I never found traffic. I think the last lap was beautiful, really splendid. This is a fantastic track, incredibly fast, which makes you feel great, “he added.
When asked to go into a little more detail on the problems he accused yesterday, Lewis revealed that he was not completely okay even physically: “I had a little stomach ache, which I was carrying around since. Wednesday, but last night I slept very well and was able to rest. This made a difference. “
Hamilton will enter the race with 14 points to recover on Verstappen, but with the feeling of having the right cards to play, even if the road to go to get to the first corner is really long, so the start could not just clear the cards on the table. . As well as the strategies, which could also be two-stop.
“In the race I don’t think it will be easy to follow for those who will be behind, but there is not much tire degradation either. At the front we will all three start with the medium, then the hard tire is the C1, so I don’t think it’s usable. We will see if it will be a race with one or two stops. Actually there is a long way to go to get to turn 1 and there is also the wind behind us, so anything can happen “, he concluded.
Sir Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes W12
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