Five places on the grid, despite the penalty count Hamilton

Published on Friday 13 April 2012 02: 21

Lewis Hamilton in his McLaren is fast enough, we hope, to allow him to compete for profit is the Chinese Grand Prix this weekend, five places on the grid the regulatory body, in spite of the need to change the gearbox.

Hamilton showed that his car has a lot of pace, winning the Australian and Malaysian GPs Start double-sided Polish Formula 1 period. The highest he now to start a Sunday, Chinese GRAND PRIX, however, in the sixth.

"Of course, it is not the nicest thing to hear that we have a problem, but what do you do? You can only do it in the chin, "said Hamilton. "We are still, we got you are still a great chance to win."

The English driver, who said he discovered the gearbox problem in the last few days, added: "the kid is always used, such as back to the grid.

"I have the most, as far as possible, I have five places.", means I will have a good race for a few people to fight with. "

McLaren's confidence is still high, when the protection of the three podium finishes in the first two races at the end of the period of the capture of the Australian GP and Jenson Button twice, finishing third with Hamilton.

McLaren's strong Start, it is closed, the difference between the Red Bull, the dominant group in the last year, and that 2012 could be more competitive season.

Red Bull Vettel, defending champion admitted as much. "If it seems, in my opinion, the strongest car in the McLaren. In Australia, they were dominant, "he said.

"It is only two races, so I believe that we must be a little more to judge of the period, but it seems to be very tight with many good cars, many of the drivers close to each other."

Sebastian Vettel finished in the second place, Melbourne, and it was after colliding with the Sepang features nine laps to go with Narain Karthikeyan.

He said he has to make some of the problems with the car, if he returns to his last year. "I think, in General, is not a fundamental problem in the car," he said. "The problem that we have at this point, in my opinion, is the balance of the car does not seem to be as good as last year. It does not have anything to do with books, records, and the level of downforce. More from the work as a whole, the entire car. I think this is, if we are trying to understand and improve. "

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