Mercedes are not expecting to force their way into contention with Red Bull this weekend, or even the row behind. AusGP 🇦🇺 F1
Hamilton had finished FP1 second fastest, splitting the Red Bull pair of Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez at Albert Park in dry conditions, albeit with the session having been interrupted during most of the drivers’ soft tyre runs with a red flag due to safety concerns after the circuit’s GPS system had technical issues.
But having made setup tweaks to his Mercedes in time for second practice, the team appeared to struggle for pace by comparison, though it is difficult to read too deeply into the results in FP2 given the majority of the session took place in wet conditions in Melbourne. With Red Bull appearing to hold a clear advantage once again this weekend and Fernando Alonso in the Aston Martin nipping at their heels in FP1 and topping FP2, Hamilton is not optimistic about Mercedes being able to muscle in on the fight right at the front this weekend.“This morning was good, this afternoon wasn’t so good,” Hamilton said to reporters after the session.
“Felt a little bit better this morning, made some changes, didn’t work, and so we’ll revise this tonight – and then it rained, obviously. So it wasn’t the greatest of sessions.
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