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Lewis: Baku radio ban dangerous

Lewis Hamilton says it felt 'dangerous' in his Mercedes car as he desperately sought a fix for his engine malfunction during Sunday's European GP. Although Mercedes were able to let their driver know that an incorrect engine mode was causing the power deployment from his engine to fluctuate, the sport's new-for-2016 radio clampdown prevented the team from telling Hamilton how to apply a fix. Increasingly frustrated and bewildered by the problem, Hamilton spent more than ten laps, all the while travelling at speeds of up to 220mph, trying to find the correct setting before his car finally returned to full power. "Dangerous," replied Hamilton when asked how he felt in the car....
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