From poor starts to Ferrari, the world champion on a range of topics
Wednesday 20 April 2016 10:45, UK
World champion Lewis Hamilton joined Sky F1's Natalie Pinkham for a live Facebook chat on Wednesday at Mercedes' Brackley base.
The full chat is available to watch in the video above, with some of the key topics below.
Qualifying changes
"We've got 18 more races - there is no reason why we can't try a different thing each week. We can make small subtle changes and make small steps but at the moment, we aren't making any steps.
"I think the fans have great ideas and ultimately the fans are the ones that are watching. I remember growing up watching the sport and year after year after year, it was the same and it can be boring. You want it to be a bit more exciting."
Poor starts
"I had the best start of the whole grid in China. I really did have the best start out of everyone, just I started last, I just found out."
Post F1 career
"I don't want to be a commentator or stay and be in the sport, it is just not for me. It has been my opinion for a long time. I feel like there is a lot of people who are still in the sport, they just can't let go, I'm like 'let go already'.
"Me personally, I've been racing two thirds of my life so no doubt I'm going to be missing it, but I'm not going to come back. I don't want to come back and watch someone else drive the car I was driving. There is so much other stuff I can do."
Reliability problems
"I don't think we have any frailties. Ultimately we are pushing the car to the limit, we've had the best reliability out of everybody over the last couple of years. We've had one weekend where two things went wrong and I think they are relatively quick fixes, we understood them. I think the car is pretty solid otherwise.
"My side has just been a bit unfortunate."
Ferrari
"I think they've showed their hand like we have showed our hand. I think they have pushed their car to the limit just like we have, but we have more to come and I'm sure they have more to come. If they have as much as us to come or if we have as much as them to come, time will tell."
Don't miss the F1 Report on Wednesday at 8:30pm on Sky Sports F1 for full analysis of an action-packed Chinese Grand Prix at the Shanghai International Circuit. Natalie Pinkham is joined in the studio by Marc Priestley and Alex Lynn.
