Mercedes' deficit to its F1 rivals Red Bull and Ferrari in Baku qualifying is a 'good indicator' of how much work Mercedes needs to catch up, according to Hamilton.
Despite Mercedes having introduced a revised rear wing endplate to reduce drag, the speed trap figures of the top cars across the start-finish line showedSpeaking about the swing of form since Mercedes challenged Red Bull in Australia, Hamilton said:"I knew that the Red Bulls would be particularly quick, but I didn't realise we would have such a huge deficit on the straights.
"But it's a good indicator. We're slower on the straights and slower in the middle sector, so we've got a lot of work to do to rectify that in the car. "It's not the easiest one to drive. I'm happy to be on the third row and I think hopefully tomorrow we can have a bit of a better battle." Hamilton felt that there had been the potential to enjoy a stronger qualifying session, but he never felt fully comfortable with the car."We're trying as hard as we can, giving it absolutely everything out there," he said."Just timing and getting into the rhythm and really pulling out everything is not easy on this track."My Q3 run one was a really sweet lap, and I just matched it basically at the end, but we needed just a little bit more time just to nip at Ferrari.
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