#11.02.26

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Less than ideal*

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Attività di oggi.

-umi-no-onnanoko ( @umi-no-onnanoko / 11.02.26)

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Ferrari would not confirm the name of Santi's long-term replacement when asked by ESPN, but Hamilton said the plan was to bring in a new engineer after "a few" races.

"Well, firstly, with Riccardo, it's obviously a very difficult decision to make," Hamilton said. "I'm really, really grateful for all the effort he put in last year and his patience. It was a difficult year for us all.

"It's actually quite a difficult period because it's not long-term -- the solution that I currently have is only going to be a few races. And so early on into the season, it's going to be switching up again and I'll have to learn to work with someone new.

"So that's detrimental to me, too."

"It's a season where you want to arrive with people that have done multiple seasons, that have been through thick and thin and calm," Hamilton said.

"But it is the situation that I'm faced with and I'll try and do the best I can. The team is trying to do the best they can to help make it as seamless as possible." Source: ESPN F1

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“Not particularly, because it's the first day here. Obviously, no cars have been running, so the track's dirty, sandy, and very windy, so you're just kind of sliding around. So, you know, it was just kind of brushing off the cobwebs, I guess. Yeah, over the next couple of days, the track will get better."

Q: In terms of just your early feels with this car, does it feel a little bit better than maybe it did at the start of last year? Or is it too early to say?

"Too early to say, yeah. I mean, I don't think today's felt good for anybody because it's so windy. And it's the lowest grip I've ever felt here in my 20 years. So, yeah."

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BAHRAIN DAY 3

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Moment for Lewis during testing Day 1 | 11.02.26

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