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Lewis Hamilton says he doesn’t “know how much development people will be doing in the second part of the season”, but he believes “there will be a movement”.
Ahead of the F1 summer break, Lewis Hamilton discussed what Mercedes still needs to do to improve the W14.
“The car, the balance, we’ve still got to work on and we need more downforce as we always do,” the Briton said.
“But I know everyone in the back of the factory is head down, focused on doing that and massively focused on getting second for the team in the constructors’, and trying to get third [in the drivers’ championship] too.”
As for the pecking order he expects to see later in the season, Lewis said:
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“I don’t know how much development people will be doing in the second part of the season, but I think there will be a movement.
“I mean, I don’t know what happened to Aston [Martin] and how they’ve been taking a step back, but I’m sure McLaren’s going to be strong in the second phase.
“Ferrari and us, we’re all very, very close. So depending on the track, I’m sure there will be some movement of positions.
“First of all, I hope that we can,” Hamilton concluded.
