Hamilton admits his car is very different from what he had in Austin

Mercedes endured a difficult first day in Mexico with both drivers trailing pace-setter Max Verstappen by a second in FP1.

In the aftermath Lewis Hamilton admitted that his W14 felt much different than the one he had in Austin as the team had to make adjustments following his post-race disqualification.

“I mean the car is night and day different compared to last week. And yeah, I don’t know what to say, you just never know what you’re going to get with this one.” Hamilton said.

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“I think it’s hard to extract the lap, I think there is definitely performance there. It’s just hard to extract it and it’s quite peaky this weekend with the aero map or whatever it might be.”

The 7-time world champion further added that they need to keep working in order to get back on Saturday. He feels the pace is there, but the car is unpredictable.