Hamilton comes with optimistic remark after Las Vegas opening day

08:58, 21 Nov

byTobia Elia

Lewis Hamilton said he was moderately satisfied with his first day on track in Las Vegas after wrapping up the second practice session.

"I've got some good learnings out there and I'm excited for tomorrow"

- Lewis Hamilton

Despite ending the day in just tenth, the seven-time world champion said he felt good in the car but couldn’t manage a clean lap in FP2: "It felt pretty decent. FP1 generally felt good, I just didn't get a lap in and then same thing in FP2.

"We improved the car in FP2 and feeling strong in sector one, same as I was in FP1, but yellow flags and the red flags just got in the way, unfortunately. Everyone's in the same boat, I've got some good learnings out there and I'm excited for tomorrow."

The Brit, while also noting the limited grip on track due to the low temperatures, said he didn’t want to make too many changes to the car’s setup ahead of tomorrow’s qualifying.

"It was very slippery, very, very slippery, but the track ramped up quite quick and hopefully it's dry tomorrow, we'll see. Obviously very, very cold, but we've got a good crowd here. I'm excited to... we probably won't make many changes tonight because I'm happy with the car."

Lewis Hamilton in Las Vegas - Photo: Race Pictures

Stewards makes decision on Leclerc’s FP2 incident in Las Vegas

The seven-time world champion’s teammate had a very strong day on the timing sheets, topping FP1 and finishing third in FP2.

However, the Monegasque was forced to park his car during the second session due to technical issues and was also called in by the stewards after being found in breach of Article 26.5 of the sporting regulations.

Here’s what they decided following the investigation.

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