Hamilton reveals where Ferrari needs to improve amid 'not comfortable' verdict
10:35, 27 Mar
Updated: 10:39, 27 Mar
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Lewis Hamilton said he was not comfortable in the car over the radio in FP2. The seven-time world champion discussed where Ferrari needs to improve.
Hamilton set the sixth fastest time in FP2, finishing behind the two McLarens, the two Mercedes, and his teammate Charles Leclerc.
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Asked about how he felt in the car, the Briton said: "I think it's just something similar that we've experienced before here and it's an amazing circuit
"The car generally feels okay, it's just not quick enough at the moment and I think it's just balance. We've just got to work hard overnight to try and figure out how we can set the car up better."
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Where Ferrari needs to improve
Hamilton added: "It's difficult to say (where we'll be). Ultimately, there's a lot of time on the straights, it’s four tenths into Turn 1 at the moment compared to the McLaren.
"So deployment is part of it. I'm sure we can do a better job in improving on that. And then I think there's more performance in the car to extract if we can get the setup right."
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