A weekend for now totally to forget. Mercedes continues its period of great crisis. In fact, in the first Sprint of the year, Russell and Hamilton neither gain nor lose a single position. As he declared yesterday's qualifying, also in Sprint Russell closes and will start tomorrow in eleventh position, while Hamilton does not go beyond the fourteenth spot.
A day to forget for Lewis Hamilton who at the end of the session declared: “This morning we had some good sensations compared to yesterday's free practice – declared the number 44 of the grid – but this is a very difficult track to pass and I got stuck in the little train. Today was tough and tomorrow will be the same. I believe that the whole year will be difficult, but what doesn't destroy us will make us stronger”.
Mercedes is in crisis, but is there room for improvement? On the subject, Hamilton is sacrosanct: "There is no light at the end of the tunnel, but we are working to find it."
STATEMENT SOURCE: Motorsport.com
