“ Not fun ” – Lewis Hamilton frustrated by hard Barcelona on Friday when he promises that Ferrari “ keep trying ” to solve problems

Lewis Hamilton described Friday training at the Spanish Grand Prix as “not fun” after failing in the top 10 for FP2 when the checkered flag fell in Barcelona.

The Ferrari driver had a season from top to bottom and this continued on Friday in Spain when his rhythm among the first three of the first training disappeared during the second session and he dropped to P11 – 0.773 s on the pace.

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Offering his reflections on his first day of racing, Hamilton said: “Not fun. It’s a nice place, the weather was incredible, but no, not a good day.”

When he was asked how he could use his experience to motivate the team through a difficult spell, Hamilton added: “I would not say that I motivate the team at the moment. You just keep your head down and keep working. You don’t give up. You continue, you continue to push, you continue to focus on solving problems, which we will try to do.