Lewis Hamilton was not on the pace

Si Mercedes once again placed a W06 Hybrid in pole position on the Barcelona circuit in Catalonia, it is not what was necessarily expected when arriving at the first European Grand Prix of the season. The British Lewis Hamilton, king of qualifying since the start of the championship in Australia last March, found stronger than him today, in the person of his teammate Nico Rosberg, whom the World Champion did not fail to greet after the session .

“Nico did a good job, and overall, I don't know if I had the ideal balance. I did the best I could with what I had, commented the W06 Hybrid driver after the end of the session. I didn't have the rhythm today. I think there is always something left to do tomorrow. »

Hamilton will therefore have to find the best opportunity to overtake his teammate Rosberg in the race. “There is the start, but also the pit stops. It's very, very difficult to overtake, as has been demonstrated in other years. » he subsequently indicated during the press conference.

The Spanish Grand Prix will start tomorrow at 14 p.m. and can be followed live on AUTOhebdo.fr.