After dominating both sprint qualifying and the sprint race in China, new Ferrari driver Lewis Hamilton sounded a bit perplexed about where his pace had gone when it came time to qualify for the Grand Prix.
Starting from fifth, just one place ahead of his teammate Charles Leclerc, Lewis Hamilton quipped that he’ll be working on a ‘masterplan’ to help him on race day.
Lewis Hamilton’s China GP ‘masterplan’
As the second race of the season, the first sprint of the year, and the first back-to-back of 2025, the Chinese Grand Prix was sure to pose plenty of problems for the Formula 1 contingent.
Teams caught out in Australia — such as Ferrari — would have far less practice time thanks to the sprint format, which…