Lewis Hamilton "tried something different" in Q3

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19:00, 28 Sep 2019

Lewis Hamilton says he "tried something different" in the final sector of his final Q3 lap. The Mercedes driver qualified in second place but was pleased with his lap as he felt that he had got everything out of the car.

"I tried something different in a certain corner compared to the previous lap and my delta went from being level to then gaining a tenth and a half," Hamilton said to the official F1 website.

"It was something I was thinking of trying throughout the weekend but hadn't yet gone and done it because my last sector was generally good and I didn't want to lose time.

"I didn't know what position I was fighting for or whether my teammate was doing a better job so I was just trying everything! I was really really happy when I went across the line and they said I was second."

Pos.	Driver	Team	Points
1	Kimi Antonelli Kimi Antonelli	MercedesMER	219
2	Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton	FerrariFER	169
3	George Russell George Russell	MercedesMER	160
4	Charles Leclerc Charles Leclerc	FerrariFER	138
5	Lando Norris Lando Norris	McLarenMCL	128
6	Max Verstappen Max Verstappen	Red Bull RacingRBR	109
7	Oscar Piastri Oscar Piastri	McLarenMCL	92
8	Isack Hadjar Isack Hadjar	Red Bull RacingRBR	68
9	Liam Lawson Liam Lawson	Racing BullsRCB	43
10	Pierre Gasly Pierre Gasly	AlpineALP	42
11	Arvid Lindblad Arvid Lindblad	Racing BullsRCB	23
12	Franco Colapinto Franco Colapinto	AlpineALP	19
13	Oliver Bearman Oliver Bearman	HaasHAA	18
14	Gabriel Bortoleto Gabriel Bortoleto	AudiAUD	10
15	Carlos Sainz Carlos Sainz	WilliamsWIL	6
16	Alexander Albon Alexander Albon	WilliamsWIL	5
17	Esteban Ocon Esteban Ocon	HaasHAA	3
18	Nico Hulkenberg Nico Hulkenberg	AudiAUD	2
19	Fernando Alonso Fernando Alonso	Aston MartinAST	1
20	Lance Stroll Lance Stroll	Aston MartinAST	0
21	Valtteri Bottas Valtteri Bottas	CadillacCAD	0
22	Sergio Perez Sergio Perez	CadillacCAD	0

Lewis Hamilton "tried something different" in Q3

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