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Lewis Hamilton expects McLaren or “or at least Max” to be the quickest at the British Grand Prix, but he doesn’t think Mercedes is “that far behind”.
Ahead of the British Grand Prix, Lewis Hamilton was asked if he thinks he has the car to win at Silverstone for the record ninth time.
“I think out of pure performance, I don’t think we are currently in the same place,” the Briton said.
“Naturally, as you’ve seen in the last couple of races, on these high-speed circuits, particularly McLaren, I think probably might be the quickest, or at least Max maybe.
“And I think we’re not that far behind. And I think we’ve definitely seen some really huge strides forward.
“And it’s really great to see that we are slowly eking closer to the front runners,” Hamilton concluded.
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His team-mate George Russell also believes Mercedes is closer to the frontrunners.
“You’ve got to ask this guy [Lando Norris] if there’s much going to happen,” George said.
“But I think it’s going to be a good fight again this weekend. I think Lando and Max are probably going to be the two guys out in front.
“They look really fast in the high-speed corners the last couple of races. And, of course, here in Silverstone, there’s a lot of high-speed sections. So I expect those guys to be the favourites.
“But I don’t think we’ll be far behind,” Russell concluded.
