Hamilton: Mercedes F1 car is 'at its max' right now and only likes one set-up

Seven-time champion feels Mercedes needs upgrades to close the gap to frontrunners, with the current package unable to deliver more performance

Lewis Hamilton says Mercedes' 'peaky' 2024 Formula 1 car is running at its 'maximum' performance level without more upgrades and only responds to one set-up. Hamilton finished third in Sunday's 2024 Spanish Grand Prix – 17.8s behind winner Max Verstappen's Red Bull and Lando Norris following closely for McLaren and the polesitter feeling he should have been victorious.

Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes-AMG F1 Team, 3rd position, waves from the podium Photo by: Simon Galloway / Motorsport Images 'But we need to bolt some stuff on, some extra bits to be able to compete with these guys.

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