“It is difficult to believe that it is the last day of testing,” he said during Friday’s press conference, before getting into the car for his final career. “It’s a little crazy, it’s very short for everyone, but it’s a vital days that you get into the car.
“We are focusing on doing the best job we can with what we have and understanding the package we have. And for me, I am learning more and more how he likes to work the team, and make small settings here and there to improve my efficiency and the efficiency of how we work together. Then, it has been positive. “
‘It looks very, very close’
It seems too close to calling at the sharp end, with McLaren and Ferrari matched very uniformly, both in races in terms of races and long.
“[McLaren] It seems very fast, really competitive, “Hamilton added.” You look very, very close. We will not know until next week exactly where we are, but we know we have work to do. “
Just being in the fight with such a limited preparation: it has had a couple of races in a 2023 specifications, a 2024 -specific car race that was modified for Pirelli tire tests, a brief Shakedown in the 2025 car and then this Bahrein test will be music for Hamilton’s ears.