Lewis Hamilton fears Mercedes issues will last two months at the least – ‘It’s crazy’ | F1 | Sport

“It’s crazy because, years ago, we used to have a lot of test days and now we only have, literally, three days (sic) in the car altogether? So it’s not a lot of laps.

“When we go into this race, this week, we’re still learning about the car – we probably will be for the first four races at least. We’ve got a lot of problems. As you have seen, everyone’s bouncing up and down.

“It’s interesting, because I was worried that, you know, I’m 37 now, so I’m racing against George [Russell], he’s only 24, right? But he had problems and he was feeling it in his back. So it’s not just an age thing!”

Toto Wolff believes Mercedes are on the right track with their unique sidepod design, but admits changes will still need to be made.