Hamilton: “Never a more fruitful winter than the one just ended”

Just looking at the numbers is impressive. 3054 kilometers were covered in Barcelona by Nico Rosberg, 2970 those covered by the three-time world champion Lewis Hamilton for a total of 1294 rounds.

Perhaps he will not have revealed his cards in the fight with the stopwatch but the Mercedes Taking to the track this winter at Montmelo, it clearly demonstrated its solid and apparently unassailable character.

“On Friday afternoon the car was really going great, so I'm quite satisfied – the German's thoughts – I completed several laps and the feeling was that of having a truly reliable car even if it's not yet possible to go too far in terms of performance. In the next few days I will go to the factory to work on the simulator but in reality I already feel ready for the start of the championship".

“It's been a wonderful two weeks for the team because we managed to achieve mileage like never before – the Englishman's reflection – Furthermore, I'm happy that the car only broke down at the end of the final run. Better in pre-season than in Melbourne. Overall the W07 performed very well, so I can't wait to get to the start of the first race."

Chiara Rainis