Lewis Hamilton hopes Mercedes will be 'cautious on experiments' after Canadian Grand Prix podium

Lewis Hamilton hopes Mercedes will cut down on future “experiments” on the car after he finished third at the Canadian Grand Prix. Seven-time champion Hamilton has endured a difficult start to the season largely due to porpoising and bouncing issues which seem to have affected Mercedes worse than most teams.

Ad/> Hamilton called the car “undriveable” and a “disaster” following practice in Montreal, but managed to qualify in fourth and then secured third place in the race. Canadian Grand PrixVerstappen battles to win at Canadian Grand Prix, Hamilton thirdYESTERDAY AT 14:50 It was the first time that Hamilton had finished ahead of team-mate George Russell since the opening day of the season.

Asked after the race if there was light at the end of the tunnel, Hamilton replied with a smile: «Maybe the second half of the season George can do the experiments! »We're just trying to work...we're just trying to progress as a team. Moving forward, I think we'll be a little bit more cautious on doing too many experiments as it really does hinder you through the weekend, especially if you only have practice one and two in the dry and don't get a FP3, for example.

Hamilton has 'so much hope' for season after Canada Mercedes boss Wolff slams rivals in car bouncing row «I think there are lots of learnings from this weekend and improvements that we can make moving forwards.» Hamilton and Russell have both used different set-ups at times as Mercedes have looked to get to the bottom of the issues with the car. Hamilton says he hopes to be in the “battle” with pace-setters Red Bull and Ferrari at the British Grand Prix, which is on July 3, and beyond.