Hamilton hasn’t gained a race since he misplaced the world championship to Max Verstappen on the Abu Dhabi finale in 2021, and he’s endured two robust seasons with tough automobiles.
Nevertheless, he insists that the method of making an attempt to enhance each the equipment and the group itself has helped to maintain him sharp for when Mercedes may give him a automotive that’s able to successful on benefit.
“I do not assume it is notably tough, as a result of there’s all the time areas that you could enhance,” he mentioned when requested the place the drive got here from after such a barren patch. “[We’re] simply engaged on fine-tuning how we work within the background.
“We’re always making an attempt to enhance our processes, we’re constantly making changes. It is bettering our communication within the background, ensuring the heads of departments are getting the true data by means of.
“And deep diving on to sure topics, whether or not it is bouncing, whether or not it is automotive traits, by means of nook balances, all these types of issues.”
Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes W14
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Assured the homework he has achieved can pay dividends on subsequent 12 months’s W15, Hamilton added: “I’ve had extra time to have the ability to give attention to that with the group than ever earlier than. And usually, be much more hands-on within the course that we’re going with the automotive subsequent 12 months.
“And after I step away, simply ensuring that I am match and mentally in the precise place for when the automotive is true. And so maintain on to that.
“Luckily, I’ve received these different issues that maintain me motivated as nicely, which faucet into the entire ecosystem. Just like the [Brad Pitt] film for instance. So yeah, I am simply biding my time.”
Hamilton says that the group remains to be gathering information concerning the W14 that may feed into making subsequent 12 months’s automotive higher.
“We’re all the time studying an increasing number of concerning the traits, the airflow, how the automotive works in cross winds, the way it works within the excessive, medium and sluggish velocity corners, how you’re employed with the tyres,” he mentioned.
“Excessive-downforce, mid-downforce, low-downforce settings. So that you’re always studying, there’s always information being delivered and analysed, and I am studying extra each time we get within the automotive.
“We’re studying extra about how we are able to use the engine otherwise, and the way we are able to use the gas. So that you all the time be taught.”
