Hamilton admits W09 is harder to drive than last years "diva"

Lewis Hamilton has finally admitted the W09 is much harder to drive than last years Mercedes car. This comes after further clarification from Toto Wolff that the World Champions contract talks have been delayed. This is because of their poor start.

Lewis Hamilton won his first 2018 race at the weekend which placed him above Sebastian Vettel in the drivers' standings. Hamilton spoke to Sky Sports and admitted how far his team were from Ferrari.

“We’ve definitely got a lot of work still to do,” said the Brit.

It’s taken a long time for Hamilton to admit this. But will Mercedes salvage the season and keep their record of titles going? Let us know in the comments!