Lewis Hamilton will not drive in the in-season test at Mugello circuit – Formula 1 news
McLaren have confirmed that their driver Lewis Hamilton is not going to run the car in the in-season test which is to be held at Mugello circuit, next week.
Although Hamilton said that he may take part in the test at Mugello in order to solve the issues in the car which were faced in 2012 Bahrain Grand Prix.
“It might change,” he said. “I need to get back in the car. We need to figure out why the tyres are going off. If there are other things to test or ways to figure out I will be the one to do it, not let someone else do it. We have a lot of work to do. There
is no quick fix. We really have to make some big improvements to the car because the qualifying pace is there but the race pace, at least today (Sunday), was miles off.”
However, the Woking based team expressed that only their pair of reserve drivers, Oliver Turvey and Gary Paffett, will be testing MP4-27 on the track in Mugello.
It will be important to mention that Hamilton’s teammate, Jenson Button has said that the next week’s test is not important as they are not going to introduce some major updates in the car for which there will be a need to make the necessary evaluations.
Button also said that it will be good for Turvey and Paffett to run some miles behind the wheel at Mugello circuit while he said that his presence in the test will not make any difference.
McLaren is currently at second place in the constructors’ championship with 92 points. Furthermore, Button is at fourth position in the drivers’ standing so far, after taking an amazing victory in the season opener held at Albert Park in Melbourne and securing
second podium finish in the third race at Shanghai International Circuit in China.
On the other hand, Button’s compatriot Hamilton is presently at second position in the overall standings after showing consistent performances in the first three races of the season in which he managed to secure third podium.
With the talented pair of drivers, McLaren is undoubtedly one of the most competitive teams to claim the championship title this year.
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