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Hamilton 'encouraged', Russell struggles in FP2 at Silverstone
Both Mercedes drivers are currently competing in the home Grand Prix at Silverstone. After the first two sessions in Great Britain, both Lewis Hamilton and George Russell explained how they felt during on Friday, and what that means for the rest of the weekend, the team report.
Hamilton believes there is more
After some laps on both dry and intermediate tyres, Hamilton was positive about his car, and thinks there is more in his Mercedes. "The car felt generally good today. We're still a little bit behind the ultimate pace at the front but today was encouraging. I don't think the times are fully representative of where our speed was, but nevertheless, we know we've got work to do tonight. We will therefore do what we can to try and find more performance and hopefully that can get us a little closer to those ahead."
Russell makes judgement
Russell himself finished FP1 in P5 and FP2 in P10. The Briton believes FP2 proved to be a tricky one for him. "FP1 was a strong session with the car feeling great. FP2 was a slightly more challenging hour, and we need to pick through why that was. It was much windier, and I don't think we got the tyres in the right window, so that could explain a chunk of it. The conditions are likely to change across the weekend, with more rain possible too, so we will have to be adaptive."
About how things stand on the grid, the two-time Grand Prix winner said. "After today's running, I'd say that the competitive picture looks similar to the past few races. McLaren and Max (Verstappen) look a step ahead and it's close between ourselves and Ferrari. We will work hard overnight to try and take a step forward and see where that leaves us tomorrow," he concluded.
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