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Lewis Hamilton is currently hunting with his lightning-fast Mercedes on his eighth world title. The Briton indicates that it is extremely difficult this year to set up his car correctly during a race weekend.
Hamilton has fully opened the hunt for the lead and now the gap to leader in the championship is closed Max Verstappen shrunk to eight points. Meanwhile, Hamilton and his Mercedes have not been measured in recent races and both he and the car appear to be in absolute top shape. Armed with the much-discussed ‘rocket engine’, Hamilton is now going to Jeddah to attempt to completely straighten the gap to Verstappen.
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Super diva
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However, that will not be easy. Hamilton speaks in an extensive interview with various media about the effort he and the team have had all year in finding the right set-up. The Briton refers to an earlier statement by Toto Wolff in 2017, when the team boss called the car a ‘diva’ in the exciting battle against Ferrari, because the team had a lot of difficulties in finding the right set-up. “This car is a monster diva,” Hamilton laughs. “It’s very difficult to get the car in the right window. If that doesn’t work, you’re severely limited,” he admits.
Perfect adjustment rare
The seven-time world champion therefore emphasizes the importance of finding the right set-up and how important that gap is for the last two races of the season. “I’m not able to maximize my skills in some cases because the set-up isn’t right. It’s very difficult to get that done, all season long. In Brazil we had him exactly the way we wanted. That’s where we hit the nail on the head. But this may have only worked once or twice this year. Most of the time we don’t manage to optimize it,” Hamilton laments.
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