Lewis Hamilton says Mercedes need to find more all-round performance after his 10th place finish in the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix.
He went out in the first round of qualifying on Saturday and although he climbed as high as sixth place at one point in the race, he fell to 10th at the flag.
“We need more grip, we need more power,” Hamilton told media including RaceFans afterwards.
Mercedes’ performance has been compromised by ‘proposing’ problems on its car. Hamilton said set-up changes had reduced the bouncing during today’s race, however he feels the car remains weaker than the competition in terms of straight-line speed.
“We didn’t have any porpoising today,” he said. “[But] we’re still really down on the speed trace.
“So I don’t know, it’s not just one fix, it’s several things. I don’t know how much drag we have compared to the others but it feels like a lot.”
After working his way forward in the first half of the race and running behind team mate…