‘We can’t make the car worse’ - Lewis Hamilton seeks changes amid Mercedes struggles

Le🎶wis Hamilton will request changes to his Mercedes F1 car after a difficult start to the Sao Paulo Grand Prix weekend.

Lewis Hamilton
Lewis Hamilton

168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Lewis Hamilton will look to make changes to his Mercedes F1 car aheaꦕd of qualifying at the Sao Paulo Grand Prix.

The seven-time world champion has endured a miserable weekend so far in Brazil. He failed to make the cut f꧃or the top-10 💝in sprint qualifying and was knocked out in SQ2, before a frustrating run to 11th in the sprint.

Hamilton lost ground on t🐭he opening lap and while he was able to recover to finish where he started, he ౠadmitted the 24-lap sprint race was “one of the worst of the year”.

"Pr💧obably one of the wors𓂃t [races] of the year. The car was all over the place. It was a real, real struggle,” the outgoing Mercedes driver explained.

"Our car does not like this track. At least we have time now to make some changes gꦡoing into qualifying. We༒ definitely can’t make it worse."

Hamilton’s teammate, 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:George Russell, fared better as he took sixth ahead of Alpine's 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Pierre Gasly

“It’s just hoღw it is at the moment,” Russell commented. “Often those cars in the midfield are pushing in the beginni﷽ng to be within the DRS.

“I think we finished the race six seconds behind Carlos [Sainz], six seconds ahead of Gasly, which is exactly what we thougꦏht wouꦕld happen before the race.

“We will try to improve but we are not going to make a pole position, race-winning car f♎rom now until qualifying starts.”

Russell has closed to within nine points of sixth-placed Hamilton in ꩵthe drivers’ standings.

Mercedes, meanwhile, reꦆmain fourth, 150 points adrift of Red Bull with four grands prix and one sprint race remaining this season. 

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