Toto Wolff hopeful Lewis Hamilton’s morale will not plummet after bad start

Hamilton has now gone 50 races and 868 long days without a victory and he was exposed to yet another sobering afternoon in his uncompetitive Mercedes.

BAD START: Lewis Hamilton fought back from 18th on the grid to finish ninth in China. Pic: David Davies/PA

Mercedes boss Toto Wolff is confident Lewis Hamilton’s morale will not plummet despite his continued worst start to a Formula One season.

Hamilton fought back from his lowly 18th grid slot to finish ninth in Sunday’s Chinese Grand Prix.