The Mercedes W14 usually grows stronger in race trim, but not this time...
Lewis Hamilton does not have high hopes for his Brazilian Grand Prix, admitting the Mercedes felt “horrible” as it ate through the Pirelli rubber in the sprint.
Perez made his way back through, with Hamilton then coming under pressure from Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc, who finally made his move stick in the closing laps, with AlphaTauri’s Yuki Tsunoda dumping Hamilton down another place as his sprint went out with a whimper in P7.While Mercedes did not shine over one lap at Interlagos, there was greater hope in race trim, with the W14 generally growing stronger in this form of competition, except in the sprint, that did not come to pass.
“It was horrible,” Hamilton told Sky F1 of his experience at the wheel of the W14 in the sprint. “It was not enjoyable whatsoever.
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