Hamilton Sets The Pace On Friday In Australia
– Lewis finished the first session of the year in P1 with Valtteri in P5
– In the afternoon session, Lewis topped the time sheets again with Valtteri in P2
– The team worked on the set-up and balance of the car today
Lewis Hamilton
“It’s really nice to get back out on
Valtteri Bottas
“It’s nice to be back in a race car, doing the thing we love to do – I had fun today. The car felt better than it did in testing. We didn’t bring a lot of new parts to the car, but we were able to optimise the package that we have. It was a solid day for the first day back in the office, but the times are not important on a Friday. We haven’t seen the full performance from any of the other teams. We have an idea of how much we can improve for qualifying, but we have no idea how much performance the other teams can still bring. It will be interesting to see what the first competitive session holds tomorrow.”