Lewis Hamilton was fastest in both free practice sessions in Las Vegas. The seven-time world champion put the performance into perspective afterwards and referred to the work the Mercedes team still has to do.
The Mercedes team had something to look forward to at the start of the third to last weekend in Las Vegas, because Lewis Hamilton and George Russell were fast. On the road course, which offered very little grip, the two took the first two places in the first session, Russell, who was already the fastest of the two, had to take third place behind Lando Norris; .
Hamilton didn’t want to estimate the two best times after the exit. He was happy: “I feel good, I don’t think I’ve had a good day this year.” At the same time, he also warned: “The car felt very good in the first training session, but it was not very good in the second training session, so we still have work to do.”
“It is difficult to say exactly where we are or why we ended up where we are now. But it was really fun to speed on this track. We’ll see if the car is good again tomorrow,” added the GP winner, who will leave the Mercedes team for Ferrari after the season.
“Of course the cold temperatures were in our hands, but the race pace is not good, so we have to increase it again and find out during the night how we can get speed in race conditions without affecting our speed on the fast circuit.” emphasized the current seventh place in the World Cup.
2. Training, Las Vegas
01. Lewis Hamilton (GB), Mercedes, 1:33,825 minutes
02. Lando Norris (GB), McLaren, 1:33.836
03. George Russell (GB), Mercedes, 1:34,015
04. Carlos Sainz (L), Ferrari, 1:34.105
05. Charles Leclerc (MC), Ferrari, 1:34,313
06. Pierre Gasly (F), Alpine, 1:34,651
07. Kevin Magnussen (DK), Haas, 1:34.686
08. Oscar Piastri (AUS), McLaren, 1:34.798
09. Nico Hulkenberg (D), Haas, 1:34.818
10. Yuki Tsunoda (J), Racing Bulls, 1:34,997
11. Valtteri Bottas (FIN), Sauber, 1:35.020
12. Stephen Ocon (F), Alpine, 1:35.221
13. Lance Stroll (CDN), Aston Martin, 1:35,251
14. Fernando Alonso (E), Aston Martin, 1:35.440
15. Liam Lawson (NZ), Racing Bulls, 1:35,671
16. Guanyu Zhou (RCH), Sauber, 1:35,765
17. Max Verstappen (NL), Red Bull Racing, 1:35,834
18. Franco Colapinto (RA), Williams, 1:35.868
19. Sergio Pérez (MEX), Red Bull Racing, 1:36,055
20. Alex Albon (T), Williams, 1:39,629
1. Training, Las Vegas
01. Lewis Hamilton (GB), Mercedes, 1:35,001 minutes
02. George Russell (GB), Mercedes, 1:35,397
03. Lando Norris (GB), McLaren, 1:35.954
04. Charles Leclerc (MC), Ferrari, 1:36,007
05. Max Verstappen (NL), Red Bull Racing, 1:36,038
06. Carlos Sainz (L), Ferrari, 1:36.219
07. Fernando Alonso (E), Aston Martin, 1:36.262
08. Oscar Piastri (AUS), McLaren, 1:36.451
09. Pierre Gasly (F), Alpine, 1:36,478
10. Sergio Pérez (MEX), Red Bull Racing, 1:36,536
11. Kevin Magnussen (DK), Haas, 1:36.811
12. Lance Stroll (CDN), Aston Martin, 1:36,817
13. Alex Albon (T), Williams, 1:36,948
14. Stephen Ocon (F), Alpine, 1:37.152
15. Nico Hulkenberg (D), Haas, 1:37.200
16. Valtteri Bottas (FIN), Sauber, 1:37.765
17. Franco Colapinto (RA), Williams, 1:38.025
18. Guanyu Zhou (RCH), Sauber, 1:38,350
19. Yuki Tsunoda (J), Racing Bulls, 1:38,574
20. Liam Lawson (NZ), Racing Bulls, 1:38,730
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