Lewis Hamilton had a disappointing weekend in Brazil, and he is now sharply criticizing Mercedes. “It was terrible, the car is awful,” he said.
The seven-time world champion made these remarks after the sprint race in São Paulo. Hamilton only managed to finish eleventh in the race. A spot in the top eight, which would have earned him points, was never within his reach. At one point, he even fell to fourteenth place.
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“It went very badly, even worse than in the sprint qualification.” In that event, Hamilton failed to reach Q3 on Friday evening: eleventh. “And in the race, I subsequently struggled, in terms of grip it was one of the worst races ever for me.” The Brit had previously expressed a lack of confidence in the performance of the W15.
The performance is poor, the car is bad, and Hamilton is lashing out; it all bodes ill for the rest of the weekend. The Brit, who will be driving for Ferrari next season, suggests that Mercedes has a lot of work to do in Brazil. “I couldn’t even keep up with a Williams. We will have to make a lot of changes for the qualification if we want to show something.
