Hamilton: Difficult to accept time taken for Mercedes' upgrades
Lewis Hamilton has admitted that it is "difficult" to accept the time it has taken Mercedes to introduce their Red Bull-inspired Formula 1 upgrades.
After keeping their 'zero sidepod' approach into the 2023 season, Mercedes quickly committed to ditching it in Bahrain, but were forced to wait until Monaco to introduce the vast new upgrade .
Originally planned for Imola, the W14 now has more conventional sidepods and front suspension, with Hamilton qualifying the car sixth fastest for the race, despite a crash at Mirabeau in FP3.
But the seven-time champion has admitted that watching Red Bull dominate with their package has not been easy. Viewed by others: Sergio Perez Perez: 'I cannot believe what I've done' in Monaco crash ...