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After the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, Lewis Hamilton says if he “had the set-up that George had”, he “would have been in a bit of a better position”.
Lewis Hamilton finished the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix in P5, while his team-mate George Russell managed to get a podium, after Fernando Alonso received a ten-second penalty.
After the race Lewis was pleased with the result Mercedes had as a team.
“We got some great points as a team,” Lewis told Sky Sports F1.
“George got third, which is amazing. I went forwards, which is always the hope, to at leats go forwards, one foot in front of the other. So I’m really grateful to have come from seventh to fifth.
“Strategy just didn’t really work out for me. Set-up was a bit off. I think if I had the set-up that George had I would have been in a bit of a better position.
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“Lots to work on but there are positives to take from it.”
He was then asked how much of a say he has when it comes to picking the set-up.
“We work on that. There was like a 50-50 choice. I chose one way and he chose another. More often than not, the way he went is the wrong one.
“But it just happened to work, so I could only match his pace than be quicker this weekend.
“But I’ll work hard to make sure we are in a better place next time,” Hamilton concluded.
