Singapore circuit destabilizes Mercedes

Tire pressure, settings could be improved...? Mercedes racks his brains to identify the origin of his lack of performance on the Singapore circuit. The reigning world champion team missed out on pole for the first time this season, which was won by Sebastian Vettel on his Ferrari. Worse, the W06 Hybrids are only in third row, more than a second behind the benchmark.

" It's strange. I managed to heat the tires like the others. The grip still seemed good at the end of my flying lap and then I saw a driver ahead of me by a second., commented Lewis Hamilton. “We haven’t lost any speed, but those at the front were simply too fast Today. It will be difficult to overtake here but I remain motivated. »

His teammate Nico Rosberg is even worse off with 6th place on the grid. “Ferrari’s performance was impressive and it’s very frustrating to start from this position.”, recognized the German. “I had no grip in the corners. I will work to overtake Lewis tomorrow because it is very important for me to finish in front of him. It seems that our opponents are also faster with full tanks in view of Friday's results. I tried several settings, but we couldn't find why we were so slow this weekend. It’s curious, especially since we have performed well on all the circuits so far. It is not a good thing to see this gap in Singapore. »