Bouncing still spoiling potential of Mercedes W15 F1 car

Hamilton wasn’t happy on Thursday and switched to a bigger wing for Friday that gave the car more stability, but cost time on the straights.

He progressed through the first two qualifying sessions in 11th and 10th positions, and then took eighth when it mattered in Q3, a place behind team-mate George Russell.

Max Verstappen claimed pole for Red Bull ahead of Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc.

Hamilton stressed that bouncing was making life particularly…