The seven-time world champion confessed to lifting and coasting at times to avoid contact with the walls at the Baku City Circuit. This was alongside his well-documented struggle with porpoising, which has been one of the main talking points in the F1 world since.
Speaking in an interview with motorsport.com in the aftermath of the race, Lewis Hamilton said:
Despite his difficulties, Hamilton was able to cross the line in P4, behind teammate George Russell, who took his third podium of the season.
“Once we fix this bouncing, we’re going to be right there in a race” - Lewis Hamilton feels Mercedes can unlock more performance
Lewis Hamilton feels Mercedes can challenge for wins in races once they fix the bouncing issue being caused by porpoising.
Mercedes engineers have not been able to extract the level of performance their simulations during development had suggested. To try and keep up with the likes of Red Bull and Ferrari at the top, the Silver Arrows have had to sacrifice comfort in the short-term while scrambling for a long-term fix to their problems.
Speaking to Sky Sports F1 after a grueling ordeal at the 2022 F1 Azerbaijan GP, Lewis Hamilton chose to look beyond his immediate discomfort, saying:
Despite earlier concerns expressed by Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff, Hamilton is on schedule to race at this weekend’s Canadian GP in Montreal.
The Briton is currently in P6 in the World Drivers’ Championship standings with 62 points from eight rounds of racing.
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