Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes F1) finished the 2022 F1 Round 12 French Grand Prix Friday practice in 5th fastest time.
To meet the obligation to run a young driver in FP1 twice a season, Mercedes F1 ran Nick de Vries in FP1 instead of Lewis Hamilton at Paul Ricard.
As a result, Lewis Hamilton’s first day was only 60 minutes in FP2, but he said he wasn’t able to get the performance he expected from the car.
“Nick did a strong job this morning. He was great and I am grateful for the work he did,” commented Lewis Hamilton.
“I’ve made some changes from FP1 to FP2, but it’s crazy considering that I haven’t even driven a car yet.”
“There’s still a lot to do. We’re not astonishing here, and I don’t know why. It’s even later than we expected this weekend, so I hope we can move a little further overnight. “
“We need to dig deeper into the data, but today it seemed like we were running out of downforce.”
“It wasn’t the best session for me, mainly because I missed the first session. I aimed to speed up, but it’s very hot and there are a lot of slow laps so overall it’s okay. I think
Category: F1 / Lewis Hamilton / Mercedes / F1 French GP
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