The first two sessions of free practice for the Saudi Arabian GP they could not end in the most encouraging way for the Mercedes, which finished its first outings on the new Jeddah track with the best time of Lewis Hamilton. Moreover, the German team can be considered further satisfied with the overall result obtained in PL2, with Valtteri Bottas completing the ‘front row’ with second place, improving by one position compared to PL1. In this way, Brackley’s team is a candidate for the role of absolute protagonist also during qualifying, in which Hamilton is called to express himself to the best of his potential to counter Max Verstappen, with whom he is fighting for the title.
For the Technical Director of silver arrows, Andrew Shovlin, there are no particular plans to ensure that the reigning world champion manages to regain the top of the standings – currently 8 points away – two races from the end of the world championship, as reiterated by the British engineer himself: “The question is very simple – he has declared – Lewis must win the remaining tests and always be clear about his goals. We engineers will have the task of creating a car that can conquer pole and that also proves to be the fastest in the race. It’s a job we’ll do overnight, but if we can achieve our goal, Lewis will do the rest. We currently have some ideas, as we have identified some imperfections that we will try to solve tonight “.
In addition, Shovlin finally commented on the first day of free practice, analyzing the data collected by the German car: “We are happy with how the car performed over the long run – he specified – on the flying lap, on the other hand, we were more satisfied this morning than in the afternoon. Besides, we have to do pay attention to the level of grip of the tires, especially with regard to rubber soft. In the race, overtaking will be difficult, so it will be necessary to manage tire wear and the car in general ”.
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