Mercedes explain problem which held Lewis Hamilton back at F1 Chinese Grand Prix
Mercedes detail the reason for Lewis Hamilton's 💝P9 finish in S✃hanghai
Mercedes have explained that an F1 Chinese Grand Prix to forget for 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Lewis Hamilton was due to tyre temperature.
Hamilton c♚ame home in P9 in Shanghai after recovering from starting from 18th.
168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:George Russell, Hamilton’s teammate, was sixth.
Notably the two Ferꦑraris finished ahead of both Mercedes.
Red Bull’s Max Verstappen won the Chine♓se Grand Prix,💜 his domination a stark contrast to the ongoing problems at Mercedes.
“From wh🔥ere we started, the final result was close to the maximum with the car we had today,” a Mercedes🐓 spokesperson said.
“George’s main objective was to cl🍷ear Fer🦋nando Alonso and Piastri which he did.
“A strong final stin📖t managing the degradation ensured Alonso didn’t become a threat at the end.
“Lewis strugg൩led with rear tyre temperature all race, likely as a result of the balance of the car.
“He benefitted from the Safety Cars but ultimately was unfortunate not to take P8 at the end, not quite able to get into Piastri🌺’s DRS range.
“It’s been a🦋 weekend of contrasts. Likely the sweeping changes made after the Sprint ꦐdidn’t help but we were able to race competitively against the McLarens, Ferraris, and the Aston Martin of Alonso.”
Hamilton exp🌞erienced a topsy-turvy weekend at the fifth round of the 2024 F1 season.
He was bouyant after Fri🅷day qualifying for t🌄he sprint race when he insisted that the W15 "came alive" in the wet conditions that he typically excels in.
Hamilton starte🎐d second on the grid for the sprint race but w🅷as overtaken by eventual winner Verstappen.
But his weekend suddenly came crashing back d♛own to Earth after qualifying for the grand prix in 18th.
An uncharacteristic error from Hamilton saw him eliminated in Q1. He later explained that he made "massive ch⭕anges" in his car set-up between the sprint race and qualifying for the grand prix.
H✱amilton's hint that he and Russell ran with different set-ups on Saturday was somewhat refuted by h𝄹is teammate, though.
“We're pretty similar on thꦬe setups, we both went in a similar direction, but there’s a small difference,🔯” Russell said.
Nico Rosberg, H🌠amilton's ex-teammate who was commentating for Sky Sports, criticised the seven-time F1 champion for "excuses" about his set-up.
Sky Sports' Karun Chandhok then 𓃲insisted that set-up changes were not to blame for Hamilton's terrible qualifying.
Ultim💫ately, his grand prix was rescued with a P9 finish.
But his final year with Mercedes, before joining Ferrari next🐽 season, is not going to plan so far.
James was a sports journalist ಌat Sky Sports for a decade covering everything from American sports, to football, to F1.
