After a poor start to the Qatar Grand Prix weekend, Lewis Hamilton told reporters he doesn't know the crux of his speed issues and feels he's just 'not fast anymore'; team principal Toto Wolff is sure that is not the case.
A poor start to the Qatar Grand Prix weekend, coupled with subpar qualifying results all year, has led a seven-time world champion to question if they've lost a step. Lewis Hamilton said Friday after sprint qualifying that he was slow, and it's been the same every race weekend. 'I’m just slow, and same every weekend,' Hamilton told F1TV. 'The car felt relatively decent, no issues. Not really much more to say.
When asked about Hamilton's comments, Mercedes Team Principal Toto Wolff denied that Hamilton had lost any speed and looked more closely at where the car and the driver were not matching up. 'I’m certain that it’s not true,' Toto told F1TV. 'It’s just this generation of cars, particularly how the car is now. It’s just something that he likes, he’s a late braker he carries alot of speed on the entry to the corner and the car doesn’t take it.
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