Hamilton says he will work with Ferrari on set-up after difficult Austin Friday
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Hamilton said a different set-up direction left him uncomfortable over Austin’s bumps; Charles Leclerc topped both Friday sessions.
Lewis Hamilton said he would work with Ferrari to improve his car’s set-up after a difficult Friday practice in Austin. He and the team had tried a different direction, he said: “I wasn’t comfortable in the car, especially over the bumps.”
Charles Leclerc topped both Friday sessions, the first time a Ferrari had done so in 2026. Hamilton was sixth in FP1 and fourth in FP2, 0.503 and 0.615 seconds slower in the two sessions, respectively.
Hamilton said Leclerc’s pace showed there was speed in the Ferrari, but he and the team still needed to work out how to improve his car.
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