'Neither driver looked happy' - worrying Mercedes verdict in Saudi Arabia

Karun Chandhok gives his verdict on Mercedes following pract♑ice in Saudi Arabia.

George Russell (GBR) Mercedes AMG F1 W15 sends sparks flying. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 2, Saudi Arabian Grand
George Russell (GBR) Mercedes AMG F1 W15 sends sparks flying. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd…

Sky Sports F1 pundit Karun Chandhok believes neither 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Lewis Hamilton or 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:George Russell looked particularl🔯y happy with the handling of the Mer🌊cedes W15 on the first day of running at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix.

Russell ended the more representative second practice session just behind pace-setter 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Fernando Alonso, just over 0.2s off.

On the other h🐲and, Lewis Hamilton struggled more,𓃲 setting the eighth fastest time.

Hamilton, on a number of occa😼sions, suffered from a loose rear-end with several oversteer moꦓments in FP2.

After the session, Hamilton conceded that he doesn’t have “full f💮aith” in the Mercedes W15 aroun⛄d the Saudi Arabian track.

Giving ♎his verdict on Mercedes, Chandhok felt that Hamilton didn’t look “as happy” as hi꧋s teammate.

“Neither driver looked particularly happy with their car balance today,” Chandhok sai𝓰d.

“Lewis was a couple of tenths shy of George i🔜n Bahrain and in the race, four or five seconds🌳 behind in the end.

“He has just not looked as happy as even George has done today. Certainly on the long runs, both were complaining about the rear end going away and i🎐nstability at the rear-end which we heard a lot of last year. There’s woꦑrk to do overnight.”

Lewis Hamilton (GBR) Mercedes AMG F1 W15. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 2, Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, Jeddah, Saudi
Lewis Hamilton (GBR) Mercedes AMG F1 W15. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 2, Saudi Arabian…

Former Aston Martin F1 strategist Bernie Collins 🌼suggested one way Mercedes could remedy their current problems.

“I t൩hink around here it’s very different,” she added. “This is a confidence track - driver confidence. Arguably, you can set up the car a little b♍it slower than optimum if it gives the driver a little bit more confidence.

“So there’s that balance to be struck and yoꦚu need to into a ཧcorner reliably, lap on lap.

“You want to know when you hဣit that first braking zone, that first high-speed corner, so it’s predictable in how it 🥂reacts and it doesn’t seem like it there yet.”

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