Lewis Hamilton not making predictions about 2012 Spanish Grand Prix – Formula 1 news
McLaren driver Lewis Hamilton is not making any predictions about who will be at the front in 2012 Spanish Grand Prix which is to be held at Circuit de Catalunya in Barcelona on May 13.
The Briton said that they had a successful pre-season testing programme at Barcelona this year. However, he said that he cannot project that who will lead in the race ahead because the season has been quite unpredictable so far.
“Our performance at Barcelona during winter testing looked promising - but the form of the season is still very hard to read, so it's difficult to predict who'll be at the front next weekend,” said the McLaren driver.
Nonetheless, he said he is looking forward to have a strong race as they have a very competent car in this season.
“I think we have a comparatively stronger car this year, so I hope we can have another strong race,” he said.
Furthermore, the 2008 world champion, Hamilton said that the performance in the qualifying will be very crucial as it is very difficult to overtake any contender on that track. Therefore, he said that he is targeting to secure a competitive grid position
so as to take the best possible start of the race.
“I think it's going to be one of the toughest tracks of the year for overtaking, but I'll be hoping for a strong performance in qualifying in order to make it as straightforward as possible in the race,” added Hamilton.
He is presently standing at the second position in the drivers’ championship with 49 points. In addition, he has shown quite consistent performances in the first three races of the season as he managed to secure third podium finish while claimed the pole
in the first two races.
However, he came 8th in the fourth race after taking a start from 2nd grid position. Nonetheless, he is targeting to score reasonable points in every race of the approaching season in order to make his position strong to win the championship title.
It will be interesting to mention that he struggled during the last season as he could not be able to keep a balance between his personal and professional life.
Nevertheless, he is ready to make the necessary sacrifice in his private life this year so as to give his due attention to the sport.
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