AR3-GP wrote: ↑26 Aug 2023, 18:02Hamilton might have gone the wrong way with setup:
https://www.racefans.net/2023/08/26/i-w ... -reach-q3/“I really don’t know,” said Hamilton. ”The car didn’t feel too great after P2. It felt great in P1 and I’ve just not had that feeling ever since. So I’m not really sure what it is.”
He believes he is “too far from the front runners” to challenge for a podium finish in tomorrow’s race and said he isn’t feeling confident about his chances. “The car has just been difficult. I’ll try and turn the negative from today into a positive tomorrow.”
In FP3, according to S1, S3 times and the speed trap, HAM tried a wet setup for the race with RUS the other way around ... then in all qualy sessions I was listening to all HAM`s commentary and he was constantly complaining to Bono that he has no grip ... so I think that after his post qualy statements, it seems that he opted for a low DF/dry race setup and RUS for a high DF/wet which would pay the evidence even in interchangeable track conditions ... in conclusion, HAM is heading for an M-H 1-stop race with RUS on a more flexible 2 stop strategy (S-M-M/S) like resembling what he did last year after that 2 SC phase...