“What's surprising is the level of grip and how the car reacted here.” Lewis says he is quite surprised Hamilton at the end of FP2 of the Monaco GP. The Mercedes driver, in fact, amazed on the Principality track by taking first position in FP1 and second in the afternoon session, behind only Ferrari by Charles Leclerc. The results of the day, therefore, show that Hamilton is quite on the ball and, on a track like that of Monaco, the flying lap can be the winning key to making the difference, especially considering the few overtaking opportunities that exist.
Hamilton at the end of FP2 of the Monaco GP: "I don't know if we improved in the second session"
In Mercedes, therefore, regardless of how the weekend goes and continues, Hamilton says he is more than satisfied with the performance of the car. “It was much more pleasant to drive than the last 2 years – he explained at the end of FP2. In the second session I don't know if we improved or not." Despite the excellent performance in the afternoon, the seven-time world champion has already identified the problem with the W15 and what needs to be worked on during the night: "In the long run we have to grow to try to get to the end of the race on Sunday." Even if, as explained several times, in Monte-Carlo what will really make the difference will be the qualifying, scheduled for tomorrow at 16 pm and which will be preceded by free practice 00 which will start at 3 pm, a moment in which no you could be wrong.
