Lewis Hamilton Demands Mercedes Changes "ASAP": "We Need It Tomorrow"

Lewis Hamilton has reflected on his fifth-place finish at the Bahrain Grand Prix.

Lewis Hamilton finished in fifth place at the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix and the seven-time champion has spoken about the race saying changes need to be made as soon as possible.

The Mercedes team are fighting for a comeback this season after their troublesome 2022 with countless issues on the W13 cars. They do not look to have put all of those problems behind them, however, they were much more competitive during the Bahrain Grand Prix today than they were last year.

The seven-time champion has spoken about his fifth-place finish in his post-race interview, he explained:

"I definitely gave it absolutely everything. I'm generally happy with the race. It was much better than qualifying and I'm generally happy in terms of my performance. I think the team did a great job in the pit stops.

"Unfortunately, this car is just not there at the moment and we're lacking downforce. So we got to work really hard to try and add that ASAP.

"Anything that is in a wind tunnel, we need it tomorrow. We really got to push massively to try and close that gap. I think the Red Bull pace today was obviously huge. Easily a second lap.

"But those around us, I think we could catch at some stage. 

When asked if he enjoyed his "tussle" with Ferrari's Carlos Sainz, Hamilton responded:

"Yeah, I really did. Ultimately, I think as a driver, you're always hoping that you're kind of going forwards, but also at least getting the tussle. Today was a much more enjoyable battle that I was having out there. 

"There's not much more I could have done today. I think we would I would set the car up differently maybe. But overall, it's just just lacking in performance. So we got to gotta keep working."