Lewis Hamilton

Hamilton admits Mercedes struggles in Austria were NO SURPRISE

Joe Ellis Monday 3 July 2023 08:57 Updated: 09:02

Hamilton admits Mercedes struggles in Austria were NO SURPRISE

Lewis Hamilton was full of praise for McLaren star Lando Norris after they battled on track at the Austrian Grand Prix.

The duo started fourth and fifth but Hamilton got the advantage at the start before a small brake issue stunted his performance.

Despite that, Norris was able to keep up with Hamilton during the first stint and then made the move into turn four.

Hamilton then had to serve a time penalty but even while behind the newly-upgraded McLaren, the seven-time champion could not keep up and eventually finished seventh while Norris secured fifth.

Lando Norris has a superb record at the Red Bull Ring and the new McLaren helped him keep that trend going

Not the greatest of days

“Lando did a great job today," Hamilton told Sky Sports after the race. "They were super quick, wasn’t expecting them to be as fast as they were.

"We weren’t expecting to be as slow as we were out there. This track just highlighted some areas for us to work on. Not the greatest of days.

“The way the car felt doesn’t surprise me, no.”

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