“I am realistic, I know that motorsport is unpredictable”Lewis Hamilton has warned his supporters not to expect another podium finish at the Malaysian Grand Prix this weekend following his heroic debut performance in Australia last month.
The 22-year-old driver
claimed a third place finish in his maiden Formula One outing in Melbourne, leading the race at one stage before eventually finishing behind winner
Kimi Raikkonen and
Fernando Alonso.
"It was a dream start for me in Australia, but I am realistic, I know that motorsport is unpredictable and things don't always go so well," said Hamilton. "We have all been working to reduce the gap to Ferrari and I will do my best with Fernando and the team towards achieving this in Malaysia."
Hamilton's performance at the Sepang test session last week - where he clocked the fastest time on day three - has raised expectations that the GP2 champion will challenge for another podium finish this weekend.
"The four days of testing were really useful on two counts," Hamilton said. "We had a number of developments to the car that we ran and will now bring to the race, and I was able to learn the track prior to the event. From what I had seen of the track before arriving last week, I thought it looked like a great circuit and I was not disappointed."
"The layout means you can build up a great rhythm, with all the corners running into each other. It is also really wide, which I imagine will lead to exciting racing."
Source AFP
