Lewis Hamilton says "intense bouncing" on his Mercedes F1 car hampered his qualifying in Saudi Arabia.
The seven-time world champion struggled throughout qualifying in Jeddah on his way to a disappointing P8, one place behind Mercedes teammateAfter qualifying, Hamilton revealed that the bouncing issue which hampered previous Mercedes F1 cars in recent years, had returned with the team’s revamped W15.“There are so many elements of this car which are better, it’s just we’re being hindered by the bouncing that we have.
“We made some changes overnight and this morning the car felt so much better, I was regaining this confidence again and then we get to qualifying and it disappears. “I got a bit of a better feeling as to where the issue is coming from, so I will try and address it with the team.”
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