Hamilton sees Mercedes using ‘party mode’: ‘Suddenly they made a leap’
Lewis Hamilton accuses Mercedes of using a kind of ‘party mode’ during qualifying: ‘Suddenly they made a leap’.
Lewis Hamilton accuses Mercedes of using a kind of ‘party mode’ during qualifying: ‘Suddenly they made a leap’.
Wolff is satisfied with Mercedes’ result in qualifying in China. “You can’t do better than this.”
Flavio Briatore confirms that Mercedes is in the running for a minority stake in Alpine, although he downplays the impact on the French team.
Toto Wolff warns of an internal battle between Russell and Antonelli. “It is sometimes a toss-up who is the fastest.”
Russell dominated all sessions in sprint qualifying in Shanghai on Friday. Consequently, the driver also claimed sprint pole.
According to Hamilton, Ferrari feels strong in China, although he points out a weak spot on the straights and the gap to Mercedes.
Norris qualified third for the sprint race in China. “I have one chance and that is at the start.”
Toto Wolff assumes that McLaren will still be dangerous for Mercedes. He explained what the customer team does differently than the factory team.
Lando Norris speaks out about the ‘withholding of information’ from the Mercedes engine department: ‘Have to figure it out ourselves’.
Antonelli hopes that in the future he can participate in an endurance race together with Max Verstappen. “It would be truly amazing.”