Lewis Hamilton hopes Mercedes can 'put up a good fight' against Red Bull at the AbuDhabiGP as he looks to end the 2022 F1 season on a winning note
However, Hamilton conceded that his race run “wasn’t very good, but I don’t know where it stands compared to the others.”Russell echoed Hamilton’s thoughts after ending the day second-fastest, 0.341s adrift of Verstappen.
The Briton admitted Red Bull “had the legs” on Mercedes in the final session when conditions were more representative of qualifying and the race. “It felt fast out there but I think Red Bull just have the legs on us,” said Russell. “Single lap, probably two-tenths ahead. Long runs, maybe even further.Russell believes the layout of the Abu Dhabi track suits Red Bull’s 2022 challenger “down to a tee”.“We know they have a very slippery car, very efficient on the straights and on a circuit like this, with two long straights and lots of slow speed corners, this suits them down to a tee.
“I think we’ll be fighting for it,” he said. “I’d like to think we’ll be fighting for the top three in qualifying and who knows where that can take us on Sunday.”
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