Lewis Hamilton of Mercedes F1 struggled with 9th fastest free time on the first day of the 2022 F1 Bahrain Grand Prix. He insisted, “He’s not bluffing.”
Mercedes F1 has had a hard time bouncing by popping (porpoising phenomenon) from the pre-season test. The symptom was not resolved even after the Bahrain Grand Prix, and in particular, Lewis Hamilton often saw a scene where the car body hit the road surface and sparks violently scattered.
There was also a problem with the brakes on short runs. Still, Lewis Hamilton says positively that he should be able to solve the problem.
In the second session, the two front discs had different temperatures, the left disc was colder and the right disc was warmer, so the right disc pulled the steering when the brakes were applied. Was there. As a result, I couldn’t finish the lap. It wasn’t great, but it’s not a big deal and can be fixed. “
“The bouncing we’re experiencing loses downforce compared to others and makes it much harder. We’re not bluffing as people expect. , Overcome it and work as hard as possible to do what we can. “
“At this point we are not in a position to race for victory here. Red Bull is 0.8-0.9 seconds ahead and Ferrari is 0.5 seconds ahead so we are fighting the people behind us. I’m still calm and I’m trying to get the most out of my car by doing everything I can. It’s not ideal, but I’ll work together as a team to try to fix it. “
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