A smooth ride for Hamilton

EXCLUSIVE BY LUKE CHILLINGSWORTH SILVERSTONE CEO Stuart Pringle believes Lewis Hamilton and George Russell have an advantage at the British Grand Prix this weekend.

Mercedes have struggled with porpoising issues all season but the Silverstone track is as “smooth as a baby’s bottom” according to Pringle.

Hamilton (above) and Russell have done better on traditional layouts than bumpy street tracks. The pair were closer to the pace in Barcelona but struggled in Azerbaijan and Canada.

Pringle said: “Our circuit is really smooth. If there is porpoising, it isn’t because our track is bumpy. It’s as smooth as a baby’s bottom. Mercedes aero is going to come into its own.”