Lewis Hamilton says Mercedes on ‘wrong track’ and may have fallen further behind

Lewis Hamilton fears Mercedes are well off the pace (David Davies/PA)

A disheartened Lewis Hamilton said Mercedes are on the “wrong track” and fears he has fallen further behind in his quest to take a record eighth world crown.

Off the back of his worst campaign in Formula One, Hamilton, 38, will have been desperate to revive former glories – starting at this weekend’s season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix.