Unlike Ferrari, Mercedes has yet to win a race in Formula 1 this season. However, the team of George Russell and Lewis Hamilton are better placed in the constructors' standings than Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz. Mercedes have a 20-point lead over the Italian Scuderia, yet Hamilton is still not happy with the car he has.
The last time the seven-time Formula One world champion won a race was some time ago. He last won in Saudi Arabia in December 2021. "It's still not a world championship-winning car," Hamilton explained to Sky Sports. "I don't even think it's probably a race-winning car still. That's what we're going to have to work on for next year," the Brit added.
Ferrari and Mercedes in contention, Hamilton positive
With only two races left on the calendar, it looks to be a difficult task for Ferrari. At the start of the season, Mercedes did not think they would finish second in the standings as its performance was not up to scratch. Hamilton is hopeful regarding the possible second spot, which may feel like the best possible position due to Red Bull's dominance.
"Either way, we're going to be fighting to try and stay ahead of the Ferrari and the fact that we are competing for second in the constructors' title is amazing given from where we started. So I'm really hopeful we can maintain that position," the 38-year-old Formula One driver concluded.
Hmmm, when Mercedes was the fastest car(2014-2021) ..............Max could still win races...So why can't Lewis..... Hello
"I don't even think it's probably a race-winning car still." By all accounts LH has stated that this years car is better than last years and yet last years car _was_ a "race-winning car". Oh wait, does the fact that HE didn't win that race last year have something to do with his perception? Maybe focus on what you have and maximizing the results, taking the occasional win when the opportunity presents (like all your competitors had to do during the Merc "golden years") and stop basically dissing the team ("my inability to win is the car alone") and consider that you are simply reinforcing the fact that ANY driver, no matter how talented (yes, including Max), can only deliver what their CAR allows them to, including yourself and your 7 WDC.
Hmmm, so who would have been in his seat at RB do you think ?
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