“We’ve got a lot of problems”– Lewis Hamilton explains why Mercedes will take 4 races to tame

Tanish Chachra | 15/03/2022
"We've got a lot of problems"– Lewis Hamilton explains why Mercedes will take 4 races to tame

Lewis Hamilton explains Mercedes’ struggles following the Bahrain testing and why it will take them four races before they run the show.

During the Bahrain testing, Mercedes complained about excessive porpoising on their car. The Brackley-based team officials even claim that it is affecting their development.

The current F1 champions feel that they are not at their top level this season, and if a race happens tomorrow, Ferrari and Red Bull would be ahead.

Lewis Hamilton also joins their voices and talks about the problems in his car. He now claims that the car could take up to four races to be tamed.

“It’s crazy because, years ago, we used to have a lot of test days, and now we only have, literally, three days (sic) in the car altogether? So it’s not a lot of laps.

“When we go into this race this week, we’re still learning about the car – we probably will be for the first four races at least. We’ve got a lot of problems. As you have seen, everyone’s bouncing up and down.

“It’s interesting, because I was worried that, you know, I’m 37 now, so I’m racing against George [Russell], he’s only 24, right? But he had problems and he was feeling it in his back. So it’s not just an age thing!”

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Lewis Hamilton is known for contributing to Mercedes sandbagging

Even if Mercedes claims thousands of times that they are struggling, nobody would believe it. And it is valid, as they have for long sandbagged about their capabilities.

They often say that this year is not their year, but in the end, they annihilate their whole opposition only to win that year’s championship. That has been the story of the entire turbo-hybrid era.

So, it wouldn’t be surprising if Mercedes went on and won races and were the title challenger from this situation. The Brackley based team under this engine era will always remain the favourites.

Therefore, nobody believes them, and until their word doesn’t reflect on the track during the Grand Prix races, one shouldn’t.

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Tanish Chachra

Tanish Chachra is the Motorsport editor at The SportsRush. He saw his first race when F1 visited India in 2011, and since then, his romance with the sport has been seasonal until he took up this role in 2020. Reigniting F1's coverage on this site, Tanish has fallen in love with the sport all over again. He loves Kimi Raikkonen and sees a future world champion in Oscar Piastri. Away from us, he loves to snuggle inside his books.

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