168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Lewis Hamilton has revealed he picked up possible damage to his Mercedes F1 car as he explained why he swapped positions with teammate 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:George Russell.

The seven-time world champion, who is moving to Ferrari next year, endure🌜d a frustrating Japanese Grand🥀 Prix as he finished ninth and two places behind Russell.

Hamilton voluntarily gave up position to Russell in the early stages of Sunday’s race at Suzuka after coming ♒over team radio to suggest a s🦩wap.

"I think I picked up a bit of damage at the beginning with Charles [Leclerc], he came around thܫಞe outside,” Hamilton explained to Sky.

"I had huge understeer for the first stint. I couldn’t turn the ca🌌r through any of the corners. That’s why I let George by.”

Hamilton implored midway through the race for his Mercedes team to “change the strategy” after a bold call to switch to hard tyres following a fir𝕴st-lap red flag failed to pay off.

Asked what could have been gained if Mercedes opted for a different🌜 strategy, Hamilton replied: “Nothing, I don’t think. I don’t know what the diff𝐆erent strategy would have been.

“Whether it was the mediums to start with? But we still had two terrible hard 🍸tyres to run through. It was a real challenge tod𒉰ay.

“The☂ hard tyre was pretty bad. The medium tyre was much better.

"So yes, 🐻for sure, in hindsight, it looksಞ like we should have had two medium tyres. But, in general, the car was pretty bad today.”

Hamilton was optimistic afte♍r a positiveꦺ Friday practice in Japan, saying Mercedes had their “best session of the year", but he ended up downbeat after another topsy-turvy weekend.