Lewis Hamilton despite the high lead in front of the pursuers in the overall standings is not the best will, as in the second free practice on Sochi Autodrome behind the leader Verstappen lagged nearly eight-tenths behind the runner-up Leclerc and half a second.
"Against Ferrari on the plains we lose eight tenths of a lap," je five-time world champion said after another free practice, but still noted that things were improving: "Towards the end we were significantly better than in the first free practice, things are improving, but at the same time the competition is getting better with us."
"We're trying to improve the settings to be faster, but of course it's not easy, I hope it's raining," he said. he trusted the representatives of the Seventh Force Hamilton, who believes he has a better chance of success in wet weather.
"We're trying to improve the settings to be faster, but of course it's not easy, I hope it's raining," he said. was entrusted to the representatives of the Seventh Force by Hamilton, who believed that ihas better chances of success in bad weather.
The current weather forecast is partly in the Englishman's favor, as there is a high probability of storms, especially in the morning, during the race, the probability of precipitation is significantly lower. Hamilton believes that racing in the rain will be significantly more interesting, especially since racers have never raced in the rain in Sochi.
“In Sochi, it’s hard to overtake, as all the turns are very fast and it’s harder to follow the race car in front of you. In this respect, I can say that the track is not an ideal design for racing with a lot of overtaking, but there is definitely a lot to make up for on the start-finish plane, where DRS can also be used. It's still easier to overtake in the rain, because the lines of the racers are different, ” he concluded Mercedes driver, who is no longer as superior in the last races as at the beginning of the season.
