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Hamilton lashes out at Mercedes after experimental floor epically fails

Sir Lewis Hamilton was not a satisfied customer after an experimental floor did little to improve the bouncing on his Mercedes during practice ahead of the Canadian Grand Prix. The FIA have introduced a new metric this weekend to prevent the cars from bouncing too much, meaning that some will be forced to run higher ride heights, with Mercedes likely being one of them. One of the ways to prevent excessive oscillation is to try and adapt the floor, and this is what the Silver Arrows did with Hamilton and team-mate George Russell on Friday. The two Britons were given different setups to try out, and the 24-year-old ended FP1 and FP2 sixth and seventh respectively. READ: ‘They can’t keep...
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