Lewis Hamilton was despondent after dropping out of qualifying within the first spherical once more at Yas Marina.
The Ferrari driver did not progress past the primary spherical of qualifying in the entire remaining three grands prix this 12 months, in addition to for the dash race in Losail final week.
He missed the reduce for Q2 by simply eight thousandths of a second as we speak. He was on track to enhance on his remaining lap earlier than shedding time within the remaining sector.
“I feel many of the lap was ok to get via,” he instructed the official System 1 channel. “I simply didn’t end it.”
Hamilton missed some operating in remaining apply after crashing at flip 9. He stated “the crew did a mega job” to restore his automotive earlier than qualifying. “They deserved higher, for positive.”
His qualifying session started nicely as he briefly held fifth place. “We made a lot of modifications and the automotive felt nice as we speak,” he instructed Sky afterwards.
He apologised to the crew on his radio as he drove again to the pits following his elimination.
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Hamilton has sharply criticised his driving on a number of events this 12 months and just lately stated little or no when requested by media about his efficiency in qualifying. He admitted after as we speak’s qualifying session he was deeply pissed off to have certified so poorly once more.
“I don’t have the phrases to explain the sensation I’ve inside,” stated Hamilton. “There’s an insufferable quantity of anger and rage. There’s probably not a lot I can say about it.”
His crew mate Charles Leclerc took fifth on the grid. Staff principal Frederic Vasseur stated Hamilton’s weekend was additionally compromised by the actual fact he didn’t take part in first apply.
“It’s been tough for Lewis as a result of he didn’t drive in FP1, having given up his seat to Arthur [Leclerc] after which got here the crash midway via FP3,” stated Vasseur. “In this type of scenario, the place there are solely two tenths separating P4 and P18 when you miss a lot operating, it’s an excessive amount of to recuperate from. You may’t produce a efficiency based mostly simply on FP2.”
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