Lewis Hamilton and Mercedes probe car woes in Monaco

Lewis Hamilton will sit down with his Mercedes team in the coming days as he attempts to get on top of the car problems which are threatening to derail his challenge for a fourth title.

The Briton is now 25 points behind runaway championship leader Sebastian Vettel following the Ferrari driver’s third victory from the opening six rounds of the season in Monaco.

Hamilton, who hosted a star-studded partyin Monaco on Sunday evening, was remarkably upbeat after his disappointing performance at the most famous race on the Formula One calendar.