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Hamilton and Ferrari don't give up and make set-up adjustments
Lewis Hamilton's SF-25 is going to be tuned slightly differently for this weekend in China, the seven-time world champion has announced. The first Grand Prix in Ferrari' s red colours did not yet go great for Hamilton, but this weekend he is obviously hoping to get more points than the one he got for 10th place in Melbourne. On Thursday in Shanghai, Hamilton spoke about the upcoming weekend and adjustments.
First of all, the former Mercedes driver explained that adjustments will be made to the set-ups. "We’re just going to set the car up a bit different this weekend. I’m still having to take a viewing seat how the team operates. It was the first weekend to see how they operate on the race weekend, which is different to testing – how they like to set the car up, the changes they like to make during the weekends," Hamilton said.
Hamilton on getting used to Ferrari
The driver explained that it is also a matter of getting used to it. "As I get more and more comfortable and more knowledgeable about the car, I can start making more decisions, and say, ‘actually, this is the set-up change I want to go with’. Already this weekend I'm having those discussions, and gonna lean a little bit more with adding my experience," he said.
"It wasn't the race that we wanted, but it's not a moment to throw the toys out of the pram. We move forwards. Everyone's still motivated. You’ve got everyone here with their heads high and I think that the energy is still good in the garage," Hamilton concluded, looking ahead to the weekend in Shanghai.
This article was written in collaboration Esteban den Toom.
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