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A Mercedes Driver Lewis Hamilton finished in the second free practice of the Tuscan Grand Prix directly behind his teammate Valtteri Bottas, but grip on the track is expected to improve a lot, so lap times could also improve a lot.
And while most drivers said they love the high-speed challenge posed by the Mugello asphalt track, especially the double-right Arrabbiata, Hamilton has pointed out that there really is no possibility of making mistakes on the track.
“There really is no time to ‘play’ on this field. This is a very, very serious track. There are only medium and high speed corners, we don’t even go under 3rd or 4th, so we are very fast in every way. “
“There are really no consequences on the track, especially not in Turns 8 and 9. At the introductory nail, I watched how fast we were going. I just pray that the tires hold the race ”.
Hamilton added that Arrabbiata’s two corners are similar to the famous eighth turn in Turkey, both in terms of speed and challenge.
“It almost feels like driving here like in Turkey with the triple left turn. I think we are incredibly fast towards sixth, seventh, eighth and ninth. This section is quite intense, which is wonderful to experience. But it will be very difficult to take care of the tires in this area ”.
Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes F1 W11
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The six-time world champion also said that he had not yet been able to reach the limit with his car and, especially in the first sector of the lap, he had not yet been able to perform strong enough.
“I tried to go to the limit, but I think there are sectors like, obviously, the last sector in which I managed to do well. The first and second sectors are a bit weak from my point of view, especially the first sector, so I can still develop here ”.
“And Max and Valtteri are very fast in this sector, so I have a lot to learn today and I hope to do better tomorrow.”
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