How Hamilton surprised himself in a 'mentally challenging' year
Lewis Hamilton feels that he surprised himself in 2022 through how he coped with a "challenging" year.
After winning the Constructors' Championship for eight consecutive years, Mercedes found themselves struggling when the new season got underway and were unable to match the pace of rivals Red Bull and Ferrari.
The W13 was affected by issues including porpoising, though the team slowly made progress as the campaign progressed.
Hamilton admits that the frustration of those early-season difficulties was "tough" to take. Hamilton reflects on 'frustration' for the team "I think, at the beginning of the year, it's more frustration of just not being able to ... You know what you need out of the car, you know where to put it, but it won't [do it]," Hamilton told Channel 4 .
"It just doesn't want to go where you want it to go, and it ...