Mercedes | Hamilton curbs enthusiasm: "We are not fighting with Red Bull"

The first day of free practice for the 2024 world championship has concluded formula 1, we find the good there in front of everyone Lewis Hamilton who took the lead at the end of the second session with a time of 1: 30.374, trailing his teammate by two tenths Russell One two Mercedes so after just two hours of weekend, this means absolutely nothing, even if the race pace of W15 it's not bad at all, but not enough, according to the seven-time world champion, capable of challenging the Red bull

Hamilton: “Shocking to be in first position”

“In the first session there was a lot of wind and the track was very different compared to the tests – Lewis admitted. We didn't know where we would position ourselves compared to the others, it's a bit shocking to be first, but the second free practice session was positive, the car was good but we can't give a definitive judgement. We know there is still a lot to achieve and our latest long run tells us that we are not fighting with Red Bull. Overall, however, I am much more satisfied than last year, we have made some improvements and the car seems more racing, we are certainly fighting with Ferrari, and I think also with Aston Martin and McLaren. It's definitely an excellent base on which to start, you have to keep your head down and keep chasing."