Lewis Hamilton says the brake situation that disrupted his second observe on the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix has been “a giant situation all 12 months”.
Hamilton complained about his brakes all through FP2 at Imola on Friday.
He voiced his considerations over staff radio: “These brakes in mode heat up are horrendous. Mate… it’s not braking”.
In a separate radio message, he complained concerning the brakes once more: “These rattling brakes, mate. Ugh, these brakes are an issue.”
Hamilton ended the session eleventh quickest, 0.6s off Oscar Piastri’s greatest time.
Reflecting on his Friday, Hamilton stated: “P1 was good. I used to be actually, actually proud of the automotive in P1. It felt like we had made a step ahead. I used to be feeling actually constructive.
“I actually modified like two of the tiniest issues that shouldn’t have had barely any impact in any respect – the smallest change I’ve in all probability carried out this 12 months. I had some brake points that made a large distinction.
“That was then a combat with that. That’s been fairly a giant situation all 12 months really. I’ve by no means skilled that earlier than in order that’s a brand new factor for me this 12 months.”
Hamilton confirmed that the continued brake issues aren’t linked to the very fact he’s utilizing Brembo brakes at Ferrari, fairly than Carbon Industrie (what he used at Mercedes).
“No. It’s not the transition. It’s the efficiency,” he clarified.
When requested if it could possibly be mounted, Hamilton replied: “I imply it’s a lottery. We’ll roll the cube and you place one on and it really works, and you place one other one and it doesn’t.
“We’ll see. I hope tomorrow we determine one thing out. We’re engaged on it.
Leclerc guidelines out pole problem
Charles Leclerc returned to the paddock for observe after lacking Thursday’s media day by way of sickness.
After struggling in FP1, Leclerc fared higher within the second session, ending the day in sixth.
“The entire FP1 was very difficult. We’ve had some completely different issues,” Leclerc defined.
“FP2 we put every thing collectively a bit extra and it was feeling higher on my aspect. However nonetheless, we’re missing efficiency. We all know. Our weak level for the time being is the qualifying tempo and we nonetheless must work on that.”
Leclerc dominated out difficult the McLarens for pole.
“To go and take pole, actually I don’t assume we’ve acquired it within the automotive for now however the race tempo was robust in order that’s constructive,” Leclerc added.
“However [it’s] additionally a observe the place overtaking could be very troublesome, so we’ve acquired to give attention to our qualifying tempo, that’s the place we’re placing all our effort into.”
