Hamilton h🤡ad been the quicker of the two Mercedes drivers throughout practice but complained about his upgraded W14 throughout qualifying as he struggled for pace. 

The seven-time world champion narrowly escaped elimination in the first two parts of qualifying and was slower than teammate168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史: George Russell.꧋ But Hamilton bounced back on his last lap in Q3 to seal sixth p🎉lace on the grid, two places ahead of Russell. 

“The last time I enjoyed t🌸he track this much was 2007, 2008 and my Formula 3 days here, I’ve generally really enjoyed it,” Hamilton said. 

“P1 to P2 was good, P2 to P3 I think ♕was good but then we made a change into P3 which didn’t feel as good, but it was faster in the middle sector, but slower in the first and last.꧒ 

"Just👍 the car felt like a real handful, to switch on the tyres I really struggled with, and that was the first time in this session. 

“We know why and it was a deci♔sion I had taken against everyone’s judgment, I fought for something and it made it even harder probably🧸.

“It’𓆏s been an amazing weekend, I’ve loved every second🌟 on track, more than probably ever. 

“Butᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚ I got a rღeally good lap at the end, and I think that was as fast as our car was going to go, in a perfect world maybe a tenth left in it. I’m grateful I kept it out the wall and got it round.”

Hamilton, who damaged his car with a crash at the end of final practice, does not exp🐬ect Merced🦄es to get a true read on their upgrades until next weekend’s Spanish Grand Prix. 

“I’m so grateful for everyone back at the factory, they’ve worked so hard to build these components for th🧸e car,” he added. 

“I’m🐲 glad I didn’t break the 🦄new components. I broke the wing, which I’m sorry for but those changes have helped the feeling. It definitely feels like it’s going in the right direction. 

“I don’🃏t thing we will get a full read of the new sidepods and everything until we get somewhere like Barcelona, where we’ll see the car come alive I think.”