Hamilton lifts lid on brake issue

Lewis Hamilton believes he has to regain the confidence of everyone at Mercedes after admitting to a braking problem that has put the skids under his campaign.

Hamilton has come clean for the reasons behind his lack of pace relative to team-mate and Monaco Grand Prix winner Nico Rosberg, saying he has been suffering a season-long issue with braking that has affected his confidence in the car.

"It's all about my feeling in the car. I'm confident the car is a great one. Nico has proven that with his victory in Monaco," said Hamilton. "But you have to feel at one with the car, and I'm definitely not feeling at one with it at the moment, and it's all in the braking."

He added: "Never in my life have I had brake problems, or a lack of confidence in the brakes, since I started out in karts at five years old. This is the first time I've experienced it, so it has caught me a little off guard.

"When you brake it's all about feel through your boot, the reaction of the car when you hit the brakes. There are so many different things that give you that confidence.

"When I was at McLaren we worked on the brakes for a long time, we got it right and it was the same for six years.

"Here at Mercedes we're working on it. It's not unfixable.

"I can change them if I want or I can just get used to them, and I prefer to grab a hold of it, get used to them and do a good job."