Lewis Hamilton makes frustrations clear as Mercedes unable to..

Lewis Hamilton gave a frustrated interview after another difficult qualifying session in Saudi Arabia and told Mercedes: “We need to fix this problem.” The Silver Arrows are once again being haunted by the same bouncing issue that made racing so difficult for Hamilton and George Russell in 2022.

Seven-time world champion Hamilton, who will join rivals Ferrari next season, starts the Grand Prix in Jeddah in eighth. That comes after he started the season-opening Bahrain race ninth, before finishing P7.

In Saudi Arabia, the Briton finished eight-tenths adrift of reigning champion Max Verstappen in the Red Bull on Friday night. Hamilton had appeared optimistic at the start of the season that the W15 would provide him and team-mate Russell with the ability to greater challenge the pole-sitter

But that has not proven the case just yet, and Hamilton’s exasperation was clear for all to see as he spoke to Sky Sports in the paddock.

The 39-year-old explained of Mercedes’ bouncing: “It was similar to previous years, I would say. There are so many elements of this car which are better, it’s just that we are being hindered with the bouncing we have.

“The bouncing we have through [turns] six, seven, eight, nine and 10, which probably affected George… it’s something they’ve not been able to fix. We made some changes overnight and this morning the car felt so much better.