Lewis Hamilton says he is remaining cautious about Mercedes’ chances at the Formula 1 Las Vegas Grand Prix despite topping the opening two practice sessions, Afrosport reports.
After a dismal outing in Sao Paulo left time out, the seven-time world champion bounced back to head both practice sessions ahead of Mercedes teammate George Russell and McLaren’s Lando Norris.
Mercedes have performed well during Friday practice only to slip back in qualifying and the main race which Hamilton is wary of.
“Pretty good. It’s the first time I’ve actually had a day like that this year I think,” the Ferrari-bound driver said.
“The car was feeling really, really good in P1. P2, less so. So we’ve got some work to do overnight. Difficult to know exactly where we are, or why we are where we are, but really enjoyed driving the track.
“We’ll see whether the car is still the same tomorrow.”
Hamilton further added: “Hot conditions are a little bit worse for us but the race pace is still not great.
“We have got work to do overnight to figure out how we are going to get better race pace without losing natural pace throughout the lap.
“But it was nice to get consecutive sectors and the car not throw me off.”
Thursdays in Vegas belong to Lewis Hamilton 👊
Topping both practice sessions tonight 🙌 pic.twitter.com/EcTylR1mZC
— Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team (@MercedesAMGF1) November 22, 2024
Hamilton finished last year’s Vegas race in seventh ahead of teammate Russell while Verstappen went on to win the race.
