The duel is on at Mercedes

Si Lewis Hamilton seemed on another planet this morning in free practice 1 after being ahead of his teammate by almost half a second at Mercedes Nico Rosberg, the German returned in the wake of the World Champion in the afternoon, conceding only 21 thousandths in EL2.

The internal match between the stars seems to be on once again, even if Hamilton did not seem entirely satisfied with his performance of the afternoon. “Today was a good day. I wasn't particularly comfortable in the first two sectors in the afternoon, they were certainly better in the morning.

So, I'm sure there's a rhythm to be found and I'll search through the data tonight to find it. There's nothing major, just very small changes here and there that could give that little extra. It should be tight with Nico as always. »

Rosberg, who recently became a father, noted his performance during the qualifying simulations. “It was very close with Lewis. It looks like it's going to be a tough fight between the two of us. Our car is amazing here. »

Mercedes has, let us remember, used the seven development tokens remaining at its disposal to improve its Power Unit on its W06 Hybrid.