Lewis Hamilton said his Mercedes is ‘not the quickest at the moment’ as he finished ninth in the morning session
Lewis Hamilton has given a downbeat assessment of his team’s chances as his run of pre-season testing drew to a close. Speaking after the morning session on the third and final day of testing in Bahrain, Hamilton was pessimistic ahead of next weekend’s season opener, saying his team is unlikely to compete for race wins. Ad/> George Russell will pilot the Mercedes W13 car for the afternoon session after Hamilton could only deliver the ninth fastest time of the morning, 3.112 seconds off the pace of front runner Sergio Perez in the Red Bull.


