Mercedes half satisfied in Abu Dhabi

Red Bull and Mercedes they dominated the qualifying for the Abu Dhabi GP, sharing the first four positions on the starting grid. Despite this, at Mercedes they are not entirely satisfied given the problems experienced by Lewis Hamilton in Q3. The British driver considered himself one of the possible polemen, but in the end he found himself finishing behind his teammate Nico Rosberg, in turn third behind Mark Webber and Sebastian Vettel.

“Something gave way on the right side of the car while I was going through the chicane. I had the feeling that something was broken.", commented.

“This is a circuit where it is very difficult to overtake. Hopefully we can make a good start and maybe we can still fight for the podium – he continued -. Of course I'm happy not to have finished too low in the standings.".

Rosberg is certainly more satisfied. “We are improving and this, after all, is our goal. Let's try to get closer to Red Bull - has explained -. The constructors' classification is now what matters for us and occupying the second row on the starting grid, ahead of Lotus and Ferrari, is a positive thing for us."he concluded.

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