Lewis Hamilton admitted that he hasn’t performed as well as he would have liked to in Australia after a spin in Q1 nearly finished his qualifying session.
Hamilton, who clipped the wall but was able to continue, said the FIA made the right decision in delaying Q2 and Q3.
“They made the right call,” said Hamilton. “It’s been a tricky weekend so far, but I’m still enjoying it. It’s a shame for all the fans who got drenched today, I hope they still turn up tomorrow and I hope we have much better weather tomorrow.
“I see that as a blessing that we have it tomorrow and hopefully it will be a bit drier and give us bit more of an opportunity to get higher up.”
Lewis said he went off on a white line: “The slippery paint lines on the track make it so much harder, and it’s already as hard as it possibly could be when it’s raining. I think everyone was struggling with that today.
“I slipped on one of those lines and just lost the back end. Those kinds of things happen. It’s not been a great weekend so far on my side, but tomorrow we have another chance to turn it round.”
Regarding his own form, he said: “It takes a little bit of time to get used to a new car, for sure. I generally feel OK in it, but every time I get in the car I’m learning a little bit more and feeling more and more comfortable in it. I don’t know what it is exactly, but I’m working on it.”
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