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Lewis Hamilton has asked his Mercedes team to be more "cautious" from now on after his improved showing at the Canadian Grand Prix.

Hamilton, 37, notched his first podium finish since the opening race of the season, when he was third in Bahrain. Since then he's endured some humiliating moments, including exiting in Q1 in Saudi Arabia.

He was also lapped by Max Verstappen, his 2021 title rival, at Emilia Romagna, and has been regularly outperformed by young teammate George Russell. His constant battle with 'porpoising' in his W13 vehicle has even left him voicing fears of back problems and potential concussion issues.

But after a problematic three practice sessions in Montreal, the seven-time world champion qualified in fourth. And he moved up a place during the race to finish in third, only seven seconds behind race-winner Verstappen who held off a late charge from Ferrari's Carlos Sainz.

The British driver was also matching the leaders' lap times at points during the race, but refused to get carried away post-race. And he's called for his team to refrain from making too many alterations on weekends, as they desperately seek to adapt to the regulations that came into the sport this year.

"We're just trying to work, we're just trying to progress as a team," he told Sky Sports. "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