AUSTIN — Lewis Hamilton had by no means spun in Flip 3 earlier than on the Circuit of the Americas.
Till this week.
Earlier this week in apply Hamilton had a spin in Flip 3, one thing which may have been a sign that he was in for a tough week right here in Austin. Within the early phases of the Formulation 1 United States Grand Prix Hamilton spun off the observe and into the gravel at Flip 19, bringing his day to an in depth on simply the third lap of the race.
Talking with the media, together with SB Nation, shortly after his spin Hamilton outlined what occurred from his standpoint.
“Yeah, I had an amazing begin, was feeling good. I clearly obtained as much as twelfth, greatest begin in Flip 1 that I’ve had in a very long time. I wasn’t even pushing it at that time,” mentioned Hamilton. “I used to be simply beginning to get going. Clearly attempting to convey the tires as much as temperature.
“The automotive began bouncing, the left entrance began bouncing, and the rear finish simply got here across the similar as George [Russell} yesterday.”
In response to a question from Elizabeth Blackstock of PlanetF1 regarding whether he had any indication the spin was coming, Hamilton noted that he had a similar spin, back on Friday in P1 at Turn 3, which he described as “rare.”
“P1, I had the same thing I had to spin in Turn 3. Which is so rare, like I’ve never spun in Turn 3 in all the years that I’ve been here and no, I’ve never there before,” said Hamilton. “So I was just saying that, you know, George [Russell] has clearly had the identical drawback yesterday and he’s gone again to the previous spec automotive and he’s trying good on the market.
Hamilton famous that even when the incident didn’t occur on Lap 3, it was most likely going to occur sooner or later.
“Effectively, if I didn’t have this bouncing and stuff, I imply, that, I feel if it didn’t occur, that lap would have occurred one other lap arising,” mentioned Hamilton. “As a result of one thing wasn’t fairly proper there on the automotive and it’s been the identical a lot of the weekend with this new bundle we’ve got.
“Yeah, it’s clearly devastating however it’s what it’s.”
In response to a query from SB Nation, Hamilton admitted that it is going to be useful to have a full complement of apply classes in Mexico Metropolis subsequent week, so Mercedes can get a deal with on the steadiness points, and resolve whether or not to proceed with the brand new specs on the W15, or revert to the previous specification. As Hamilton was talking with SB Nation, he famous that Russell — who began from pit lane after reverting to the previous specification after a crash in apply — was up operating within the factors.
“Yeah, I feel fortunately we’ll get the information from as we speak and we’ll discover out whether or not or not we’re gonna be on the previous or new spec subsequent week,” mentioned Hamilton. “And yeah, normally after a weekend like this, it’s good to race again to again.
“I’m glad we’ll be driving in 4 days time.”
And with that the seven-time champion was off with a smile on his face, and his thoughts already targeted on bettering issues subsequent week in Mexico Metropolis.