According to the results of Saturday’s practice, George Russell was the best Mercedes driver, who achieved a fourth result, while Lewis Hamilton was in tenth place according to the protocol.
“So far you can see that the McLaren drivers are the fastest, although their lead is not that big, but over a series of laps Max Verstappen was at the level of Lando Norris,” Toto Wolff told Sky Sports. “I think we will see a very intense rivalry again.”
I believe we can increase the engine power a little bit in qualifying, but we are still a little bit behind. I don’t know exactly how much. Maybe a few tenths.
We know we will have problems here with overheating of the rear tyres, but this has happened in previous years so there is nothing to be surprised about.”
When asked again about the process of choosing a partner for George Russell for 2025, Wolff replied: “The decision will depend on the results. If we look at Kimi Antonelli’s performance this year, it is of course clear that his Prema team is not performing well this year. But this happens.
Kimi is now in 8th place in Formula 2, and his teammate, Oliver Berman, who is certainly a good driver, is only 14th overall. Both are hampered by car problems. I don’t want to say that they are all better, but they certainly have problems with the car. But we know how Antonelli works behind the wheel of a Formula 1 car, and that is the most important thing.
As for the rest of the pilot market situation, my intuition tells me not to rush, but I won’t tell you anything specific.
Source: F1 News
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