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Hamilton struggling to tame 'bouncing and bumping' Mercedes W13

Lewis Hamilton says Mercedes is still trying to get to grips with its W13 Silver Arrow, admitting that heavy understeer and persistent porpoising are making the new car a difficult proposition. On Friday, George Russell clocked in P8 in the morning session, but while Hamilton markedly improved on his teammate's performance in the afternoon, slotting himself among the top four, the seven-time world champion was anything but satisfied with Mercedes' current situation. "Yeah, it's tough," he said. "I mean, you can see on the on-board, tank-slappers left, right and centre. You're bouncing and bumping and it's not quite happy at the moment. But we're trying to tame her." It...
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