Lewis Hamilton admits concern over return of 'big bouncing' on Mercedes F1 car at Belgian GP

Lewis Hamilton says he was struggling with “big bouncing” on his Mercedes F1 car throughout the Belgian Grand Prix weekend. 
Lewis Hamilton (GBR) Mercedes AMG F1 W14. Formula 1 World Championship,
Lewis Hamilton (GBR) Mercedes AMG F1 W14. Formula 1 World Championship,

Porpoising and b🦩ouncing was an issue that hampered Mercede🌃s’ W13 challenger for long periods of last season until they finally got on top of the issue.

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The issues have not been as prevalent this year but seven-time world 🐓c꧃hampion Hamilton revealed that returning bouncing problems in his W14 made his weekend more challenging. 

“It was kind of a non-eveꦗntful race,” Hamilton told Sky after finishing fourth in Sunday’s race in Belgium. 

“There wasn’t much going on and I wasn’t able to keep up with the🐠 cars ahead of me. I struggled at the beginning. 

“The rear-end is our biggest issue and we had big bouncing this weekend s🅠o we were back to the bou꧑ncing like we had last year.

“At the end I was keeping the Ferrari within a few seconds b🐈ut I couldn't get any closer to battle and to get the fastest lap at the end, it was nice to have the gap to the car behind. 

"The last lap was decent. It was gusty today, it was difficult out there ꦕto keep it on track.” 

Lewis Hamilton (GBR) Mercedes AMG F1 W14. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 13, Belgian Grand Prix, Spa Francorchamps,
Lewis Hamilton (GBR) Mercedes AMG F1 W14. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 13, Belgian Grand…

Asked how much of a concern the returning bouncing problem is, Hamilton replied: “[The team] don’t know [what’s caused the bouncing].&✅nbsp;

“To me it is a concer🎀n but we’ll work through the data this week and try an🐭d figure out what we do for the next race.

“I know what I want, I’m praying for it and I’m just waiting foꦦr the day we get it."

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