George Russell and Lewis Hamilton. (Credit: Twitter)
Both drivers struggled to ship constant laps in changeable situations on the excessive altitude Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez, set at 2,250 metres above sea stage, and additionally confronted stewards’ investigations after the session.
Lewis Hamilton and his Mercedes group-mate George Russell each stated they felt annoyed by the unpredictable efficiency of their automobile and the race stewards on Saturday after qualifying sixth and eighth for Sunday’s Mexico Grand Prix.
Both drivers struggled to ship constant laps in changeable situations on the excessive altitude Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez, set at 2,250 metres above sea stage, and additionally confronted stewards’ investigations after the session.
Three-time world champion Max Verstappen of Red Bull additionally confronted an investigation after qualifying third behind the 2 Ferraris of Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz.
Russell and Verstappen have been dealing with investigation for stopping within the pitlane, holding up a gaggle of vehicles, as they waited to time their last sizzling laps whereas Hamilton was accused of ignoring yellow flags.
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“I’ve been struggling all weekend with this car,” stated Hamilton, who completed final Sunday’s United States Grand Prix solely two seconds behind the victorious Verstappen earlier than being disqualified when his automobile failed a submit-race scrutineering check.
“It’s been a bit of a nightmare to drive and it just doesn’t like this track. We made some good changes. In Q1 and Q2, it wasn’t looking too bad, but then in Q3 the car was really peaky – sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn’t.
“I wasn’t able to extract much more from it again. Probably, I could have been fifth, but that’s about it. It’s going to be a real challenge tomorrow. It will be very hard for us to battle — it’s going to be on a knife edge.”
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Russell stated: “It’s been really frustrating this weekend and we’ve been up and down like a yo-yo. At one point, we were quickest in FP3, in Q2 we were first and third and then in Q3 we were nowhere”
He stated he was unaware of the stewards’ investigations till after the session.
“I wasn’t aware of it. I think it was Q2 — and it was a complete mess as everyone was exiting the pits. They ask us not to stop in the pit lane to get your gap, which means you have to take your gap on track.
“For me, to go 10 miles an hour down the straight with cars passing at 220 mph I think is a lot more dangerous than doing it in the pit lane.
“I don’t expect anything to come from it, but for sure a better solution needs to be found.”
(This story has not been edited by News18 employees and is printed from a syndicated information company feed – AFP)
