McLaren driver Lewis Hamilton hoping of challenging for win in Valencia Grand Prix – Formula 1 news
McLaren driver Lewis Hamilton has said that he is hoping to challenge for victory this weekend for the European Grand Prix in Valencia after scoring a pretty good result during the 2nd Friday practice session.
Hamilton scored the 2nd place in the timesheets just two tenths short of Fernando Alonso’s fastest time of the session. It was quite surprising to see that Sebastian Vettel was around 3 tenths of a second short of the fastest time of the session
as a result of which, he finished in 3rd place in the timesheets.
“It was very slippery out there today. In P2, the grip was a little lower because the new Prime tyre proved a bit tricky to switch on. But once we fitted the Option tyre, it was much easier to drive and we seemed to have some pretty decent pace,” said Hamilton.
Nevertheless, Hamilton and his teammate Jenson Button are the only two drivers who have beaten Red Bull Racing Team up until now in the 2011 Formula 1 season. McLaren are aware of their capabilities and they know that they have what it takes to defeat the
reigning world champions.
Hamilton along with some other drivers complained about the grip level of the track as they claim that it is more slippery than it should be which was quite evident during Fernando Alonso’s run as well.
“There are still plenty of improvements we can make to the car. We need to work on the balance; it's not a million miles away, but it could be better. There are some things we'll change this evening to make it more stable. It looks very tight up at the front
but we're definitely in the fight, which is the important thing,” he added.
Other than that, the former world champion stated that he is hoping for some improvements throughout the rest of the weekend which might help him score even better results and probably, a win this weekend in Valencia.
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