The seven-time world champion suffered a lot during the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix weekend with the behavior of his W13 , but he says he is not giving up yet.
After finishing 13th at the Imola round, the Englishman called his situation an “easy target” when he got stuck on a train with the DRS in the middle zone.
Crossing the finish line, Mercedes boss Toto Wolff apologized to his driver for giving him an “undriveable” car, as Hamilton’s chances of a world title this year look slim to none.
Asked about his level of frustration at being used to driving single-seaters fighting for wins in the hybrid era, Hamilton said: “It’s been tough, but we all feel it as a team.
“At least George [Russell] got some points for the team, so I apologize to everyone for not being able to do it,” continued the seven-time Formula 1 world champion.
Mercedes remains confident that she can overcome the porpoising issues that are holding her back, and says everyone is digging to get to the bottom of it: “I think, like I said, we’re putting our heads down to give the best of ourselves.” .
“There’s no one giving up, and everyone is trying to move as fast as possible,” said Hamilton, who was left staking out the table after failing to overtake Pierre Gasly.
“It was very frustrating for me, and I just wanted to pass. I wasn’t close enough to overtake, today I was an easy target,” said the Mercedes man.
Formula 1 will have a one-week break to travel until the premiere of the Miami Grand Prix, where Hamilton hopes that they will return to some level to fight for better positions in this difficult 2022 with the new single-seaters.
“I can’t say I’m excited at the moment, but I’m sure that during the week I’ll get back to a positive frame of mind. Tomorrow I’ll be back at the factory to work and see what we can improve on,” said Lewis Hamilton.
