Lewis Hamilton says Mercedes' downturn in performance in second MiamiGP practice felt like a 'kick in the gut' after he ended up nearly a second down on pacesetter Max Verstappen F1
Reflecting on the struggles to find a good balance with the car, Hamilton said that the contrast of performance over the day had been hard to take.
“P1 looked quite good, but then to come into P2, and the true pace comes out, it's just a kick in the gut. It's a little bit difficult to take sometimes, but we'll just keep on working on it, and we’ll regroup to try and see if we can make some set-up changes to get the car in the sweet spot.”While Mercedes’ situation had looked encouraging at the Australian Grand Prix as the squad was able to challenge Red Bull, things have been more difficult recently.
“Melbourne was a night and day difference, and it was much, much nicer to drive there,” he said. “Baku felt better than here, so I think maybe it’s the heat or maybe just the balance we have at the moment. “But it feels like, apart from the last year when we had hardcore bouncing, it generally feels like we're racing pretty much the same car. And so that's the difficult thing.”
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