Lewis Hamilton prepares to launch from P3 in Qatar, a place behind Mercedes team-mate George Russell.
Lewis Hamilton heads into the Qatar Grand Prix hoping to keep the Ferraris and McLarens behind, but knows a “long” road is ahead to make that happen.
“I was happy to start on the mediums, didn’t think the softs were going to last, and they didn’t,” Hamilton told Sky F1. “But it was definitely difficult to start them up. Hamilton is not planning on taking the fight to Verstappen, but will set out to keep rivals McLaren and Ferrari at bay. “I think it will be difficult to beat Red Bull, but the goal is to keep the Ferraris behind and if there’s any way of keeping the McLarens behind, we’ll do that, but it’s going to be a long race.”
Asked if a higher finishing position was possible if he had used the medium tyre, Russell told Sky F1: “No, I don’t think so. It was a really satisfying race. I don’t think we could have done any more than that.
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