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Hamilton: Disastrous Qatar F1 race “might have been worse”
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Hamilton: Disastrous Qatar F1 race “might have been worse”

By Miles Cooper December 1, 2024
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Lewis Hamilton endured a torrid run to twelfth place within the Qatar Grand Prix in an understeering Mercedes, though a number of the injury was self-inflicted owing to a false begin and a pitlane rushing penalty.

Hamilton additionally picked up a puncture mid-race and, within the ultimate laps, requested the staff if he might ‘field’ the automotive and retire – solely to vary his thoughts when he acquired the go-ahead.

“It might have been worse, however I completed and it is over,” he mentioned. “That was me firstly. After which the puncture was actually unlucky. And the pitlane, that was me as properly.

“I am going to do my greatest, however I am going to get again up tomorrow and provides it one other shot.”  

Hamilton began sixth, together with his Mercedes team-mate George Russell on pole. Regardless of leaping the beginning, Hamilton misplaced positions to Carlos Sainz, Sergio Perez and Fernando Alonso on the opening lap.

Each Mercedes drivers started to complain about what staff boss Toto Wolff later referred to as “horrendous understeer” and, though Hamilton handed Alonso to run eighth after the primary Security Automotive restart, he slipped again from the main pack and was unable to problem Perez.

On lap 34 he picked up a front-left puncture similtaneously Ferrari’s Sainz, resulting in hypothesis that each have been attributable to a particles area left on the principle straight when Valtteri Bottas ran over a wing mirror which had fallen off Alex Albon’s Williams.

Nevertheless, each Hamilton and Sainz have advised that different objects, similar to gravel and kerbs, might have performed an element because the front-left tyres – closely careworn on this circuit – have been on the restrict of wear and tear at this level within the race.

Hamilton: Disastrous Qatar F1 race “might have been worse”

Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes F1 W15

Picture by: Zak Mauger / Motorsport Photos

Hamilton served his five-second penalty at his pitstop however was then handed a drive-through penalty for rushing when the security automotive led the sphere by means of the pitlane. This dropped him to the penultimate place, from the place he ultimately recovered to twelfth place, regardless of placing in a request to the pitwall to retire the automotive.

“We did not get the wing setting proper,” he mentioned. “It is occurred many instances. Yeah, simply mainly not having sufficient entrance wing within the automotive, and the automotive simply would not flip.

“So I used to be simply understeering massively for an extended time frame. And actually, for me, it felt like that is what led to the tyre failing. Perhaps it was particles. I did not see any particles, to be sincere, nevertheless it’s not superb. It occurred simply as I acquired to the pitlane entry.”

Hamilton doesn’t count on any change in final result at this weekend’s ultimate grand prix of the season, in Abu Dhabi, the place he will likely be leaving the staff with which he has gained six world championships.

“I do not assume we will find yourself in a excessive,” he mentioned. “It’s going to finish and I believe what’s necessary is how we flip up, we give it our greatest shot.

“I do not anticipate a very a lot better weekend than we have had up to now weekends, however naturally I am going to attempt. Go in with low hopes and possibly come out with a greater consequence – it does not actually make a giant distinction both method.

“It has been a rollercoaster journey of feelings and I am simply grateful I am nonetheless standing and I am nonetheless OK. I’ve had nice races in my life and I’ve had dangerous races in my life. Not too many dangerous ones.”

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