What Lewis Hamilton has been doing at the Mercedes factory after horror Sao Paulo Grand Prix

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Lewis Hamilton endured one of his toughest races during the Sao Paulo Grand Prix having barely scraped the points.

The Mercedes driver finished in P10 place after suffering from an early knockout in qualifying, which put him down in P16 at the start of the race.

Hamilton could be heard throughout the weekend complaining about the bumps around the newly resurfaced Interlagos, which appeared to be worse than the previous years.

Pirelli initially said the new surface was more prone to tyre degradation and could produce higher tyre temperatures in the dry, while Karun Chandhok believes F1 should ‘have words’ with the organisers after Hamilton claimed the bumps were worse than Baku in 2022 for him.

Behind the scenes, Hamilton has been working hard to understand his problems according to a report from Motorsport.com after teammate George Russell fared a better weekend.

Lewis Hamilton working hard behind the scenes to understand Sao Paulo struggles

After the race in Brazil, Hamilton could be heard over team radio branding his weekend a ‘disaster’, then caused some confusion over his further remarks.

“That was a disaster of a weekend guys. That’s the worst the car has ever been, but thank you for continuing to try. Great job to all the guys at the pitstop. If this is the last time that I get to perform, it’s a shame it wasn’t great, but grateful for you,” said Hamilton.

The seven-time world champion has been reportedly working hard with his engineers to understand the problems he faced during the Sao Paulo GP weekend.

Back at the Mercedes factory in Brackley, he sat down with his engineers and spent time in the simulator to get answers as to why this was happening in time for the next race in Las Vegas.

Peter Windsor spots how Lewis Hamilton was ‘making things worse’ in Brazil

Confidence is very important when tackling the conditions seen at Interlagos last weekend, as evidenced by Max Verstappen’s drive to victory.

The Dutchman came from P17 on the grid after being knocked out early in qualifying and taking a grid penalty for changing engine components.

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At the start of the race, he made swift work of everyone ahead of him, then gambled later on with a tyre strategy that paid off when there was a stoppage.

Peter Windsor believes Hamilton simply lacked confidence in his car during the Sao Paulo race, which ultimately led to him struggling to break any further into the top ten places.