Hamilton will line up 13th this afternoon, two places behind his young compatriot and a massive 1.7sec behind pole-sitter Max Verstappen of Red Bull. It marks the first time in nine years, since the 2012 Japanese Grand Prix, that neither Mercedes car has reached Q3, ending a streak of 187 consecutive races. And Hamilton, still wearing his helmet, was seen in an animated exchange with his team principal after exiting his car. “It was all internal stuff and I do not want to share that but we will keep working,” Hamilton said when asked what they had been discussing. Porpoising is caused by the airflow underneath the car stalling at high speed, causing the car to bounce.

Source: The Times April 23, 2022 08:10 UTC