Lewis Hamilton expects close competition amongst top contenders in 2012 Monaco GP – Formula 1 news
McLaren driver Lewis Hamilton says that he is expecting a very close competition amongst the top contenders in 2012 Monaco Grand Prix which is to be held at Circuit de Monaco on May 27.
Most of the drivers could not be able to gather the necessary data on supersoft Pirelli compound tyres during the second free Thursday practice of Monaco GP due to rain.
However, Hamilton admired the pace of Lotus in FP2 while he said that other teams will also come up strong in the race ahead. He added that all the contenders have the opportunity to reach to the front while he said that the tyre management will be the key
issue in the race ahead.
“I think today you can get a bit of an understanding of just how quick people are,” he said. “The Lotus is massively quick. I'm not really sure what Red Bull are up to but I have no doubts they will be quick and Ferrari are going to be quick. The same teams
are quick this weekend and I think everyone has got a good chance to fight at the front end and it's just about getting out there at the right time and making sure you get the temperature into the tyres and the brakes and you nail it.”
The 2008 world champion is presently standing at third place in drivers’ championship with 53 points.
Moreover, he is 4 points ahead of Kimi Raikkonen of Lotus and 8 points behind the leading drivers, Fernando Alonso of Ferrari and Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull Racing.
In addition, he has emerged as one of the most consistent drivers in the season so far as he secured an impressive third podium finish in the first three races.
Conversely, in the fourth race at Bahrain International Circuit in Sakhir he came 8th due to poor pit stop strategy even after setting off from 2nd grid position.
Although, in the last race at Circuit de Catalunya in Barcelona, he started the race from the end of the grid, nonetheless, he still secured an incredible 8th place finish. Above and beyond, he is aiming to score reasonable points in each and
every race in the upcoming season so as to make his position stronger in this year’s title fight.
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