Lewis Hamilton, the British driver for Mercedes AMG in Formula 1, faced significant challenges during the Japanese Grand Prix. Hamilton revealed that damage sustained during a restart caused his car to have “huge understeer,” which affected his performance in the race. Despite starting ahead of his teammate George Russell, Hamilton dropped back to ninth place. The Mercedes team had initially chosen to use the Medium tire, but a collision involving Alex Albon and Daniel Ricciardo led to a change in strategy. Both Hamilton and Russell struggled with the Hard compound tire, prompting Mercedes to switch to a two-stop strategy and revert to the Medium tire for the final stint. Throughout the race, Hamilton struggled with the car’s handling due to damage sustained from a move made by Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc on Lap 2. Hamilton mentioned that he couldn’t turn the car properly in the corners, which led to him allowing Russell to pass him. Mercedes was forced to run two stints on the Hard tire due to the tire allocation available for the race, while Red Bull and Ferrari had two sets of Medium tires. Hamilton criticized the Hard tire, describing it as a disastrous choice for Mercedes’ unpredictable W15 car. He believed that having two sets of Medium tires would have been a better option. However, Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff remained optimistic about the team’s competitiveness, stating that they made significant progress despite the challenging first stint.
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