Lewis Hamilton said driving Mercedes’ underperforming Formula Car at the moment is like trying to tame a rattlesnake.
After failing to make it out of the first qualifying session in Saudi Arabia two weeks ago, Hamilton turned in an improved display ahead of Sunday’s Australian Grand Prix, where he will start from fifth position.
Mercedes, winners of the last eight constructors championships in F1, is still struggling with car’s tendency to bounce when driving on the straight, a phenomenon known as porpoising.
Hamilton finished nearly a whole second of pole position as Mercedes continued to look a distant third behind Ferrari and Red Bull.
Despite the improved qualifying result Hamilton said the car is still a handful.
“I feel like my [qualifying] lap, there was a little bit more in the car, so that’s a positive,” Hamilton told Sky Sports.
“But I’m also naturally gutted I wasn’t able to extract that little bit but the problem is, when you push that car just a little bit more, she’s quite…
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