A Mercedes team engineer has suggested there are ‘encouraging signs’ for the Silver Arrows ahead of the Miami Grand Prix next weekend despite Lewis Hamilton's difficult start to the 2022 Formula 1 season.
Hamilton has struggled since achieving a surprise podium in the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix, finishing P10 in Saudi Arabia and fourth in Melbourne. The seven-time world champion then faltered and limped home to finish 13th at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix last weekend.
While Hamilton struggled to extract the most out of his car and was even lapped by 2021 rival Max Verstappen, his teammate George Russell expertly drove through the field to finish P4. His performance suggests there must be some pace inside the Mercedes car, even if team principal Toto Wolff referred to it as ‘undriveable’ on Hamilton’s radio.
