'It was a disaster' - Lewis Hamilton blasts 'undriveable' Mercedes after Canadian Grand Prix FP2 in Montreal

Lewis Hamilton complained that his Mercedes car was ‘undriveable’ after recording the 13th-quickest time at the second practice session in Montreal. The Canadian Grand Prix is the first since the FIA introduced changes aimed at improving the porpoising problems afflicting most cars in the paddock, and Mercedes have been especially badly hit, with their car going from one of the two best last year, to an also-ran in 2022. Ad/> In the second session in Canada on Friday for the teams to hone their setups ahead of Saturday’s third practice and qualifying before Sunday’s race, the seven-time champion struggled once again.

Canadian Grand PrixRussell sceptical on 'sticking plaster' changes to address porpoising problems7 HOURS AGO The Briton could only set the 13th-quickest time, which if repeated in qualifying would see him struggle to score points on Sunday barring problems for drivers ahead of him on the grid. Speaking to his team on the radio, he said: «This car is now undriveable, mate,» and pulled into the pits. Following the session, he told Sky Sports: «Nothing we do to this car generally seems to work.

Me and George had much different set-ups in P2 just to see if one way works and one way doesn't. Verstappen quickest again at FP2 in Montreal, Leclerc second and Hamilton struggling Russell sceptical on 'sticking plaster' changes to address porpoising problems Verstappen quickest in Montreal FP1, Leclerc fifth »For me, it was a disaster — it's like the car is getting worse. It's getting more and more unhappy the more we do to it.