Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton during testing at the Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir, Bahrain - March 12, 2022.played down his chances of starting the Formula One season with a win and said on Saturday his Mercedes lacked a ‘considerable amount’ of pace.
“I think Ferrari look to be the quickest and perhaps Red Bull and then maybe us or McLaren. We’re currently not at the top.” “Next week we’ll get a much better showing of our pace but I think people will be surprised, maybe. People keep talking about we’re talking ourselves down or not but it’s a bit different this year.”Last year Mercedes had a troubled pre-season, completing the fewest laps of any team, but Hamilton still won the opening race in Bahrain.
This season has radically revised rules and Hamilton, the sport’s most successful driver of all time with a record 103 wins, said it felt different.
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