Lewis Hamilton experienced qualifying in Formula 1 on Saturday to forget. After his fastest round in the Belgian Spa was canceled due to track limits, the record world champion missed the 16th even Q2. The Brit then apologized to his team.
What has to happen so that Lewis Hamilton is still in Ferrari at the Grand Prix of Belgium in Formula 1 on Sunday in the direction of the front places?
“I don’t know, I just have to stay with myself and see if I can come forward. It will be difficult, there are good drivers before me. It is very tight in front of us,” the 40-year-old reacted to Spa immediately after his disappointing qualifying RTL-Reporter Kai Ebel.
Formula 1: Bitter weekend for Lewis Hamilton
Hamilton’s fastest lap was canceled due to track limits. The seven-time Formula 1 champion only starts from P16 and faces no less than a Herculean task.
It doesn’t want to run for the British this weekend anyway. In Sprint qualifying on Friday, Hamilton was only 18 in the sprint race on Saturday it was only enough to position 15. The Ferrari newcomer consequently collected no points for the driver’s ranking.
Formula 1: Lewis Hamilton practices significant self -criticism
“I have to apologize to my team, because it is simply unacceptable to have been excreted in both Q1 sessions,” Hamilton practiced clear self-criticism towards “Sky Sports F1”. It was “a very, very bad performance” from him, the Formula 1 superstar followed.
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On the other hand, Hamilton’s Scuderia colleague Charles Leclerc succeeded in success in regular qualifying. The Monegasse only had to give up the two McLaren pilots Lando Norris and Oscar Piatri and, as the third party, even left sprint winners Max Verstappen in the Red Bull.