Hamilton rues ‘crazy’ performance swings as Mercedes experiments

Mercedes was experimenting with its car during Friday practice at the Hungarian Grand Prix according to George Russell, but Lewis Hamilton says the swings in performance are perplexing. The Hungaroring was never expected to suit the Mercedes car but there were still eyebrows raised when Russell ended FP2 in eighth place and Hamilton 11th, more than a second off the pace of Ferrari. From Hamilton’s perspective, there was also lost running due to floor damage late in the session and he says the weekend looks like it will be a difficult one. “The car is a bit of a struggle…

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