Lewis Hamilton: Mercedes driver says Ferrari and Red Bull are in ‘another league’ ahead of Bahrain GP
Written by MRadio on March 20, 2022
Lewis Hamilton says Ferrari and Red Bull are in “another league” to Mercedes ahead of Sunday’s season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix.
Hamilton qualified fifth on Saturday, with Ferrari and Red Bull occupying the front two rows as Charles Leclerc beat Max Verstappen to pole, while the other Silver Arrow of George Russell was down in ninth.
Having cut a downcast figure for much of the pre-season as Mercedes struggled to keep up with their rivals, the seven-time world champion appeared in a more positive mindset after qualifying, despite playing down his chances of competing for the top places in the race, live on Sky Sports at 3pm.
“I’m generally really happy today,” Hamilton told Sky Sports. “Given where we’ve been the last few weeks, the struggles that we’ve had, the problems we’ve had with the car – it’s been a bit of a nightmare to drive – we’ve just kept our heads down, kept working away, so I’m proud of everyone for staying positive.
-skysports
