P1racenews AI automatic summary:
Hamilton “will give it everything” to fight Verstappen – but he may “disappear”
Hamilton achieved third place on the starting grid for the race on Sunday, benefiting from Norris and Piastri having their best lap times deleted due to track limits violations. This marks the first time since Australia that Mercedes has secured two cars in the top three, where they qualified behind Verstappen. When asked who he expects to be battling on Sunday, Hamilton replied, “With everyone around me.” The interviewer suggested that Hamilton did not mean Verstappen, to which Hamilton promptly clarified that he will be fighting the driver on his right. Despite enjoying one of his best qualifying results of the F1 2023 season, Hamilton came close to being eliminated in Q1 and described Mercedes’ inconsistent performance as confusing. He regarded his qualifying session as relatively average overall and expressed a desire to have had his Q2 lap for Q3.
Source: Crash
