Mercedes has almost completely revised the settings of the W09 according to Hamilton

After free practice yesterday, Lewis Hamilton admitted that he wanted to spend a lot of time with his engineers to resolve the delicate behavior of his W09 on the Baku track.

A job which seems to have paid off since the Briton showed himself to be the closest adversary of Sebastian Vettel (Ferrari) in the quest for pole position. Beaten, however, by the German, Hamilton intends to play his card to the fullest tomorrow from the start.

“We are in the game, proclaims the four-time world champion after qualifying. It's the fifth best track for overtaking I think. That's not to say it's impossible, but I'll try to give Sebastian a hard time. »

Hamilton particularly highlights the good reaction of his team to give him back a car more docile than the one flown yesterday. “Today the car was easier, continues Hamilton.

There are still areas where we are behind but it is a work in progress, and being so close to Ferrari is definitely positive.

It's mostly a question of settings. Yesterday we were sliding a lot so we made adjustments to the wings and ride heights. Pretty much everything on the car. We have made a lot of changes. »