Lewis Hamilton has no doubt he will add to his record tally of 103 Formula One wins but cannot say how long he might have to wait.The seven times world champion's last win was in Saudi Arabia in December 2021 and the Mercedes driver returned on Thursday with no great hope of success after a tough start to
Lewis Hamilton has no doubt he will add to his record tally of 103 Formula One wins but cannot say how long he might have to wait.
Mercedes had the fourth fastest car in Bahrain - beaten by Red Bull, Aston Martin's Fernando Alonso and Ferrari's Carlos Sainz. "I think in the race they weren't pushing and so I think they are a lot quicker than they even seemed. We have it as them a second and a half faster in the race per lap. Something like that," he said."At some point during the year we're hopeful we might be able to close the gap but at that point it will probably be too late in terms of fighting for a championship."
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