After a disappointing qualifying displaying on Friday for the Miami dash race, with neither Hamilton nor team-mate George Russell making it out of SQ2, the seven-time world champion defined there have been no extenuating circumstances for what occurred.
As an alternative, he says that ending up greater than half a second adrift of pole place was a correct reflection of the place Mercedes stacks up in F1 proper now.
“I really feel like we extracted all the things from the automotive,” stated Hamilton, who begins Saturday’s dash from twelfth on the grid, one place behind Russell.
“And that is simply our tempo. , we simply have to simply accept it for the second that we’re seven tenths off.”
Hamilton stated that whereas first observe in Miami had gone properly as Mercedes regarded aggressive, the tempo simply fell away in qualifying.
“The automotive felt actually good in P1,” he stated. “After which P2, I imply, it did not really feel horrible, it was simply seven tenths off. I imply, that is simply I believe the tempo of our automotive.”
He added: “I believe the dash race goes to be powerful. I imply, we’re in twelfth. So do not count on an enormous quantity from there, to be sincere. It isn’t a simple circuit to overhaul on or to comply with. So simply making an attempt to step into the factors by some means, if we are able to.”
George Russell, Mercedes F1 W15, within the pit lane
Photograph by: Sam Bloxham / Motorsport Images
Russell felt that Mercedes had been damage by its automotive not being as aggressive on the medium tyres which are obligatory for the primary qualifying segments.
“In observe, the tender tyre was feeling actually good on our automotive,” he defined. “The tempo was good; I believe it was P4.
“Then on the medium we simply could not get the candy spot and located ourselves on the flawed aspect of it. So, it was tight on the market.
“We should not have been within the place to be that near the margin to be reduce off. And yeah, we have to work in a single day and make some enhancements for the primary quali.
“I’ve acquired little question we’ll transfer ahead within the dash race. We have to attempt to get on prime of our qualifying woes. It is at all times troublesome to battle with the automobiles forward once we begin on the again foot.”