Lewis Hamilton says Mercedes’ 2022 F1 car is lacking “everywhere” compared to their rivals after finishing nearly a second off the pace in Friday practice at the FrenchGP
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But seven-time world champion Hamilton admitted Mercedes were further off the pace than anticipated in France, adding his car was “not spectacular” in FP2. “I think generally this generation of car, it’s definitely nowhere near as it used to be in terms of grip we had in the past, but it also is the first year of this generation so I’m sure it’ll get better over the years.Related ArticlesOn Mercedes’ prospects for the rest of the weekend, Hamilton said: “We’d be hopefully fighting [for] fourth and fifth, that’s the region we’d be fighting for.
“I think our high fuel pace was probably better than our low fuel pace,” he said. “We need to make sure we optimise tomorrow to make sure there’s no midfield cars between us and the front four and then see how we get on for Sunday.