Lewis Hamilton Lower Than Ever: "On The Wrong Track" As W14 Disappoints in Bahrain

After a problematic FP2 at Bahrain, Lewis Hamilton has admitted that Mercedes is even further behind than expected. Adding that the team is a "long way off", the British driver obviously feels deflated.

FP2 ended with Aston Martin's Fernando Alonso at the top of the timesheet followed by the two Red Bulls. Unfortunately for the Brackley-based squad, Lewis Hamilton finished 8th on the timesheet with teammate George Russell outside of the top ten.

"We kind of knew that a little bit in the test but it is a big gap," Hamilton told the press. "Yeah, I am trying everything I can out there, it is what it is, we have just got to try and live with it."

He went on to give more bad news after being asked whether the car ran better with high or low fuel:

"Neither, honestly, I think they are very, very similar. We are off-set in low and high [fuel].

"To Red Bull, just looking at the long runs, they were a second a lap faster, so we have a lot to work on."

He continued, showing his disappointment after a difficult Friday:

"I thought that the Ferraris were second, on the long run we are close to Ferrari but it looks like the Astons are second and we are kind of between third and fourth.

"It is difficult for everybody, it isn't where anyone wants to be in a team and it is certainly not where I believe everyone in the team deserves to be because everyone works so hard and really are so courageous.

"We are just on the wrong track so we need to continue to graft away and get back on the right track."

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