- Hamilton only eighth fastest after spinning off Bahrain track
- World champion says team yet to ‘find the sweet spot’ on car
Lewis Hamilton has admitted that his Mercedes car is far from optimised with the new Formula One season just two weeks away. The world champion lost time on Saturday after a spin put him off track and he conceded that they had yet to find the car’s “sweet spot”. Mercedes have not enjoyed their usual bulletproof testing and have only one day left in Bahrain to iron out any issues.
Hamilton is attempting to claim his eighth world championship this season, having equalled Michael Schumacher’s tally of seven last year when Mercedes were utterly dominant. They won 13 of 17 races and were expected to be strong out of the box in Bahrain.
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