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Hamilton: 'I can't call her a diva...yet'
Lewis Hamilton likes what he sees and feels so far for his 2018 Mercedes W09, saying the new car hasn't shown any of the negative or capricious traits of its predecessor. The Brit enjoyed a trouble-free session on Thursday in Barcelona, putting 84 laps on the board in the afternoon as the team focused on its test programme rather than outright performance. Mercedes' new design appears to have ironed out the problematic weaknesses of last year's machine, dubbed a "diva" by team boss Toto Wolff for its unpredictable behavior and very narrow operating window on high downforce tracks where drivers struggled with tyre management. "I think at the moment, we don’t have [diva...
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