MANAMA : Mercedes are on the wrong track with their car and may not be even third fastest, seven-times Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton said after a difficult first Friday of practice in Bahrain.The Briton was only eighth in the day's more representative second session under floodlights while tea
MANAMA : Mercedes are on the wrong track with their car and may not be even third fastest, seven-times Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton said after a difficult first Friday of practice in Bahrain.
Once-dominant Mercedes have resolved the 'porpoising' effect, or bouncing, that tormented them in 2022 but the car remains down on performance compared to world champions Red Bull and possibly also rivals Ferrari. Mercedes technical director Mike Elliott told reporters that changes would be made, particularly to the stand-out slimline sidepods.
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