TACTICS
That’s the gamble
Problems persist with the W14 meaning a cunning tyre strategy was needed for Lewis Hamilton in the Jeddah race. Mark Hughes explains how Mercedes’ plan eventually lost grip
TEAM TACTICS
To make up places from a mid-point grid position, Lewis Hamilton needed the right tyre choices and a little bit of luck
Lewis Hamilton was all at sea with the troublesome Mercedes W14 in qualifying at Jeddah. The first sector in particular, with its high-speed bends between the very close walls, requires full confidence and big commitment – and he just was not feeling it. He said he was “disconnected” from the car. Not only that, but it was further off the pace than even last year’s bouncing nightmare W13.