- ‘Unfortunately we are at the same speed we were in the first race’
- Hamilton sixth in Miami as Mercedes car remains hard to handle
Lewis Hamilton has conceded Mercedes have failed to improve their car over the opening five races of the season after he finished sixth at the Miami Grand Prix. The seven-time world champion admitted they were not going forwards with a car that his team principal, Toto Wolff, acknowledged remains off the pace and is a handful to drive and understand, as they consider dropping the design concept next year.
Max Verstappen won the race for Red Bull, having passed Charles Leclerc for the lead on lap nine and then delivering a controlled and dominant drive to the flag. It was a consummate display from the Dutchman with Ferrari simply unable to match their pace. In so doing he closed to 19 points behind Leclerc in the championship.
Written by Giles Richards in Miami
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2022/may/09/f1-lewis-hamilton-dispirited-mercedes-car-way-off-pace-miami-gp under the title “‘We haven’t improved’: Lewis Hamilton dispirited as car way off F1 pace again”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
