But the German will draw confidence from the fact that he was only 0.021 seconds shy of Hamilton 's best lap of one minute 24.279 secs on Friday afternoon .
The German became a father for the first time on Monday .
But the German , who became a father for the first time on Monday , will draw confidence from the fact that he was only 0.021 seconds shy of Hamilton 's best lap of one minute 24.279 secs on Friday afternoon .