Toto Wolff calls Mercedes ‘nasty piece of work’ with Lewis Hamilton 13th on grid

On Friday, Hamilton described the performance of his lacklustre Mercedes as 'a kick in the guts'

Lewis Hamilton qualified only 13th in Miami (Lynne Sladky/AP)

Lewis Hamilton’s Mercedes was criticised by Toto Wolff as being “a nasty piece of work” after the British driver qualified only 13th for the Miami Grand Prix.

As Sergio Perez took a surprise pole position – with Charles Leclerc’s late crash resulting in a red flag to leave Max Verstappen ninth on the grid – Hamilton endured another sobering evening in his unruly machine.