Lewis Hamilton has downplayed Mercedes' floor troubles at the United States GP, adamant that it 'wasn't a big problem'. Mercedes went into the United States Grand Prix with Red Bull questioning whether their title rivals have a 'device' that allows them to 'lower' the rear of the car thus creating more straight-line speed. Such is Red Bull's belief that Mercedes has such an advantage at their disposal, that the Milton Keynes team asked the FIA to investigate it. Although Mercedes have not admitted to such a device, Toto Wolff did reveal prior to Sunday's race that the team had been forced to changed parts of their W12's floors as they were taking too heavy a hit on the COTA bumps....
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