Hamilton remains confident for the weekend

After a disappointing weekend in Great Britain, McLaren must recover at the Nürburgring if it wants to maintain its chances in the Championship. To the domination of Red Bull adds the correct form of the Team, which only underline McLaren's lack of pace, curiously behind in recent times.

Lewis Hamilton set the seventh fastest time in the second session (Jenson Button the eleventh). The Briton seems satisfied with his day where he was able to test the developments made on the MP4-26. “It was a productive day. We followed our objectives and my pace on the long run was better than at Silversone, which is a good thing. We have developments on the car which also seem to work well. »

However, the 2008 World Champion knows that the other top teams will give the British team a hard time, whose last victory dates back to the Canadian GP (with Jenson Button's first place). “Friday does not yet allow us to draw any conclusions because we do not know the strategies of the other teams. Ferrari seems to be at ease here and Red Bull is also fast. However, anything can happen in the race and we will work hard to maximize our chances. »