Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton appeared to be in ‘despondent’ mood after practice for the Australian Grand Prix, Karun Chandhok says. Hamilton ranked 18th among 19 runners in second practice on Friday afternoon. And speaking on the F1 Show, Sky Sports pundit Chandhok said the seven-time world champion looked dispirited. Hamilton was only ninth in FP1 but he finished within a couple of tenths of Lando Norris’ benchmark in the McLaren. However, the tweaks Mercedes made to his W15 car ahead of FP2 backfired significantly as he tumbled down the order. Hamilton would end up more than 1.5 seconds of…
