Lewis Hamilton issues frank verdict as alarming Max Verstappen footage emerges

Lewis Hamilton has conceded F1's super-clipping at the Japanese GP "is not great" after alarming Max Verstappen footage emerged.

During FP1, an onboard with Verstappen showed him reaching 320kph on the run to 130R, but through super-clipping - recharging the battery whilst on full throttle - nearly 50kph bled off through the corner and on the run to the final chicane.

For this weekend, after concerns about the battery management versus driver skill in qualifying, drivers will only be able to access 8MJ of energy, instead of 9MJ. 

Reflecting on his day in which he finished sixth in both sessions, Hamilton identified where the Ferrari must improve, but also the impact of super-clipping.

"The car generally feels okay, it is just not quick enough at the moment," Hamilton explained.

"I think it is just balance, so we've got to work hard overnight to try and figure out how we can set the car up better.

"There is a lot of time [loss] on the straights, [we are losing] four-tenths on the straight into Turn 1 compared to McLaren, so deployment is a part of it.

"I'm sure we can do a better job improving on that, and then there is more performance to extract from the car if we can get the set-up right. 

"It is definitely not great when you have super-clipping. 

"You arrive in some places, and you're kind of coasting in because you've got no power, and that is probably the least enjoyable part of the rule change.

"But otherwise, the car feels really good through all the sections."