LEWIS HAMILTON’S Formula One woes look set to continue at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix next weekend.
That’s because the street circuit race in Baku has been tipped to cause havoc for his Mercedes car yet again.
Lewis Hamilton has been warned Mercedes are in for another horror race in Baku
Ex-F1 star Marc Surer reckons Hamilton‘s recurring “porpoising” issue means the Brit set for another uncomfortable ride this weekend.
The seven-time world champion was left bouncing in his seat at the Monaco GP due to his car’s haywire aerodynamics.
The shaky surface played havoc with the Mercedes vehicle, leaving him struggling to control it.
And it showed in the results as Hamilton could only manage an eighth-place finish.
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Team-mate George Russell fared slightly better in Monte Carlo as he ended up in fifth.
But Surer is adamant both men are in for another tiring race in Azerbaijan, with Mercedes yet to solve their car problems.
Surer told Formel: “You have to drive this stiff suspension to stop the ‘porpoising’.
“That means the car is sprung so hard that it doesn’t start bouncing on the straights.
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“They obviously got that under control to some extent. But now, of course, they’re losing with this tough set-up in the corners.
“And Baku is just a street circuit – it also goes up and down a bit and there are bumps there.
“I can’t imagine that the Mercedes will do great there.”
Hamilton himself pleaded for bosses to solve the issue after his woeful experience in Monaco.
Hamilton implored: “I’m praying the car doesn’t feel like it does here. This was the worst in this car so far because of the potholes.
“I’m looking forward to it going away – just my teeth, my jaw moving all the time. I’m done shaking.
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“I don’t know if it’s the porpoising. I hope it’s not what we had in the last race, so I want it to not be a problem.
“But if there are potholes, then in the corners we can have them.”
