Lewis Hamilton spent his first full day behind the wheel of his W15 on Thursday, and first impressions are certainly good.
Hamilton completed 123 laps in Bahrain, much of it in a fuel-efficient car and focused on the long stages, but with a few fast laps thrown in at the end of the day. The Briton also finished third on the C3 hard compounds, which should be encouraging for next weekend:
"We've been very productive, we've learned a lot about the W15 on the long stages and on a single lap. Based on that, I can definitely say that the improvement is clear, this year's car is much easier and better to drive. For that I'm very grateful to the people at Brackley and Brixworth, who did a lot to get us out of the hole last year. Of course, this is just the beginning, there's still a lot of room for improvement, but this car can be a great base. We'll work and improve, now and next week," said Hamilton.
