Heading into the British GP, the home GP for Lewis Hamilton, the Brit had high expectations. After all, Hamilton is a record seven-time winner on his favorite track. However, after the first two practice sessions, the expectations have not only deflated but the complete outlook has changed. Hamilton is back criticizing the state of the W14 as a new front proved to be the problem more than the solution. However, despite the ongoing tussle and possible fallout with boss Toto Wolff, Hamilton tried to look at the bright side.

Despite multiple incidents and Hamilton’s comments proving otherwise, Toto Wolff has made a lot of efforts to cover up any shortcomings of the W14. However, you can’t hide the truth, and every track exposes a new weakness of the flawed Mercedes challenger. Sadly, for Hamilton, Silverstone did the same. He communicated his discontentment to the media, as quoted by Speedweek, but also kept a positive outlook.

“The car is difficult to drive,” sighed the Briton. “It doesn’t matter how we set it up, it’s always tricky. On a fast lap, I don’t feel any difference between the different tire compounds. It shows that something is wrong,” Hamilton is convinced. However, he consoled himself and tried to look at the bring side. He concluded, “At least we don’t seem to be doing so badly in racing trim. At least that’s positive.”

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According to Hamilton, the race performance is still satisfactory. However, the performance over one lap is still an issue that hampers the race. The team needs a resolution as Hamilton’s contract extension hangs in the balance. In fact, Toto Wolff is urged to thank Hamilton for sticking around for so long.

Toto Wolff urged to thank Lewis Hamilton for sticking around

There are a lot of issues at Mercedes right now and one of them, according to Peter Windsor, is Toto Wolff’s managerial skills. The Austrian boss is losing his top behind-the-scenes employees for years. The latest example of James Vowles leaving the team for Williams. This is exactly why the Austrian, according to Windsor, needs to appreciate Hamilton for sticking around during the difficult period.

“Neither Toto nor Christian are technical but in terms of keeping the right people in the right place, Christian’s done a much better job than Toto Wolff, end of story. There’s Lewis being pretty loyal to Toto, despite all that,” said Windsor.

With limited time on hand, Hamilton received many suggestions to leave the sinking Mercedes ship. However, the Brit is committed and has worked tirelessly in 2022 to help the team understand the car. Perhaps the current state of the W14 is a result of that.

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However, if the state of the car isn’t improved soon, Mercedes might lose more than a place in the constructors’ championship.