Hamilton: "Ferrari seems to have lost a bit of power" – F1 Piloti – Formula 1

Just before the qualifications of Austin the news of the FIA directive on power units, at the specific request of Red Bull, who had mentioned the possibility of circumventing the flow meter sensor. Helmut Marko, adviser to the Anglo-Austrian team and Toto Wolff, Mercedes team principal, declared themselves satisfied with the clarification of the Federation and the Silver Arrows won pole position for the first time since last July.

Suspects, bluffs and flow meters

To feed the suspicions about the Maranello power unit, Lewis Hamilton also thought of himself at the end of the qualifications: "What came out this weekend is pretty interesting to see. obviously today I think they have lost some power" stated the Englishman, convinced that the FIA ​​directive had a direct effect on the result of the qualifications: "It will be interesting to see how all this will go on and what the reflexes will have for tomorrow's race. Ferrari is even faster than us on the straights".

Starting from the fifth position on the starting grid, Hamilton is convinced he can recover in the race (given that the 8th place is enough to graduate world champion): “We hope our car can be strong during the race. Friday's pace was good, while today was a difficult day. We hope that Sunday can be a better day".