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Lewis Hamilton speaks out
SEVEN-TIME world champion Lewis Hamilton has raised concerns about his underperforming Mercedes F1 car claiming the 2023 model ‘was not the right car’.
After placing fifth during the Bahrain Grand Prix, Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton has spoken about how the 2023 model had not been performing well. ished over 50 seconds behind the race leader Max Ver stappen from Red Bull said that “Mercedes did not listen to him,” during the development of this year’s Formula One car.
“Last year, there were things I told them. I reported the issues with the car,” said Hamilton during the BBC’s Chequered Flag podcast.
He added, “I’ve driven so many cars in my life. I know what a car needs. I know what a car doesn’t need.”
The 38yearold driver also said “I think it’s really about accountability, it’s about owning up and saying, ‘Yeah, you know what? We didn’t listen to you. It’s not where it needs to be and we’ve got to work’.
“We’ve got to look into the balance through the corners, look at all the weak points and just huddle up as a team. That’s what we do,” Hamilton continued, adding “We’re still multiple world champions … just haven’t got it right this time. Didn’t get it right last year. But that doesn’t mean we can’t get it right moving forwards.”
The next Formula One race is now set to take place in Saudi Arabia on Sunday, March 19, followed by the Australian Grand Prix on April 2.
