Lewis Hamilton: “It’s a bit scary”

Some will say that Mercedes fared more than well last week when the International Court of Justice the FIA ​​contented itself with a reprimand and exclusion from youth tests, which will be run at Silverstone in July, in the case of private tests carried out with Pirelli. Except Lewis Hamilton. The new recruit of the German team is disappointed with the decision of the governing body of the Formula 1, and fears that this will handicap them in the future. ?It?s a little scary because it?s a relatively important test of the year. It?s the only one in fact », declared the Englishman to several British media, including the BBC. “It's important because we had a lot of things planned, developments and others, that we hoped to test during these three days.”

Beyond the initially planned development, the exclusion of these young tests is obviously a hard blow for the Mercedes development drivers. In addition to missing out on a unique chance to drive a real Formula 1 car, this will hamper the quality of their work in the simulator. “It was also vital for the drivers who are in the simulator to try the tires, to know where to stand, and to come back and accumulate impressions to then continue working on the development and improve the simulations afterwards”, said Lewis Hamilton again. “It really puts us behind, but we're going to have to try to find a way to make up for it somewhere.”