Lewis Hamilton finished fourth.
But he suffered greatly.
– My back is killing me, he shouted to the team already during the race.
The former world champion driving for mercedes Which during the year had great problems with catching porpoises, that is, the car jumps over a straight line, causing the driver to shake up and down.
During the F1 race in Baku, Azerbaijan, Mercedes had to raise its car a bit to reduce the jump problem, but despite this, the car was almost impassable.
Lewis Hamilton He had severe pain in his back during 51 laps on the 6 km long track and complained several times over the radio.
Lewis Hamilton in pain after Formula 1 in Baku
When he finished fourth, he even had a hard time getting out of the car and grabbed his hand on his back and stood next to the car, his head low.
“We are aware of the problem, and we are very sorry for it,” Team Principal Toto Wolff said over the radio.
Hamilton replied:
– I know, thank you for the good strategy, we have to keep working on this. Hamilton replied: We have to move on and the next step is to make some changes.
According to stable manager Toto Wolff, it has to do with the powers on 6G when the car bounces up and down the track.
– He goes to the driver’s skeleton, it really bounces, Wolf tells Viaplay.
His teammate George Russell came third and was no worse than fifth in any race this season. In the lead, Max Verstappen secured victory ahead of teammate Sergio Perez and the champion now leads the World Cup with 21 points, ahead of Perez.
Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc broke the race and is only third in the World Cup.