Jerez: Red Bull does not worry Hamilton

Lewis Hamilton did not show any concerns with the pace displayed today by Sebastian Vettel. If the pilot Red Bull is not at the top of the time sheet, the Red Bull RB9 driver still managed to achieve a time of 1'18"565 with the Pirelli hard tires. The pilot Mercedes is intended to be reassuring by relying on the potential presented by the new products from the Italian manufacturer. “I have to admit that I don't know how the hard tires behave but the drivers seemed to post good times with these compounds in recent days,” commented the new Brackley recruit in the Jerez paddock. “I asked my team to make predictions but they can’t. We do not know the quantities of gasoline on board and we can only have an approximate idea. »

The 2008 world champion continues his tests today after seeing his first day end prematurely following braking problems. His teammate Nico Rosberg nevertheless covered 148 laps yesterday to catch up with the German team. “It’s much better than at the start of the week. There car seems viable, we only had a few problems. Driving is obviously important but we are catching up, Nico completed almost 150 laps yesterday while the average is 80. We are probably not going to complete another 150 laps today but we will still take advantage of the time at our disposal. »