'It's probably the bumpiest track I've ever driven' - Lewis Hamilton reflects on 12th place finish in Monaco practice

Lewis Hamilton said Monaco this year is the «bumpiest» track he has ever driven on. Hamilton finished 12th after second practice on Friday and was 0.9 seconds behind Ferrari's Charles Leclerc who topped the timesheets. Ad/> The seven-time world champion believes the issue he was having with his Mercedes car was not the same as the high-frequency aerodynamic problem which was fixed in time for the Spanish Grand Prix last weekend.

Monaco Grand PrixLeclerc tops both practice sessions as Ricciardo crashes out, Hamilton 12th6 HOURS AGO «There are, like, 100 bumps on just one straight,» Hamilton said afterwards. «I don't know whether the others are experiencing the same as us. But it's the bumpiest rollercoaster ride.

»It's the bumpiest the track's ever been. It's probably the bumpiest track I've ever driven. «That makes it difficult but in general our car bounces a lot.

It's different bouncing to what we've experienced in the past because it's in the low speed [corners] also, but it's not aero. The bumps are making it worse. »Putting a lap together is, wow, whole new ground.

I don't remember experiencing that before. «The grip doesn't feel terrible but it's just eyeballs coming out of the sockets. As anticipated, I didn't think we would be as quick as the Ferraris and Red Bulls.

Our battle is to try and stay ahead of the McLarens.» /> Hamilton's Mercedes teammate George Russell, who came sixth, added: «The car is constantly smashing against the floor. »We have experienced a lot of that this year but this is a very different philosophy and reasoning for the bouncing. «There are sections where both tyres are off the ground — in Turn Five, the front right in the air, and it's so stiff the front left is popping up as well.