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Lewis Hamilton says he’s “happy to see that Aston has taken such a step forward”, but he can’t say yet “whether they are ahead of us or we are behind them”.
Aston Martin was the big surprise of 2023 Pre-Season Testing, with many analysts saying the team has taken a huge step forward. Some are even putting Aston Martin ahead of Mercedes in their predictions.
Ahead of the Bahrain Grand Prix, Lewis Hamilton said he is happy to see the team in such good shape.
“I’m really happy to see that Aston has taken such a step forward and they are, as far as we know, fully in the fight,” the Briton said.
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“From all the data we have, you don’t know what fuel loads people are on and these different kinds of things — it’s a bit all over the place.
“But it looks like they are very, very strong and they could be fighting right at the front. We’ll find out over the next day or so.
“I can’t say whether they are ahead of us or we are behind them, but I’m hoping always that there will be more than just two teams or three teams in the mix,” Hamilton concluded.
