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Hamilton catastrophe as unfastened bollard places him out of Q1 in closing Mercedes outing
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Hamilton catastrophe as unfastened bollard places him out of Q1 in closing Mercedes outing

By Miles Cooper December 8, 2024
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Lewis Hamilton’s closing qualifying for Mercedes in Method 1 resulted in a disappointing Q1 exit on Saturday after a flying bollard acquired trapped underneath his automobile.

The seven-time world champion was on his closing effort to place in a lap that will get him by means of to Q2 when he came across a gradual Kevin Magnussen within the Haas.

The Dane, conscious Hamilton was arising behind him within the resort part, moved off the observe and behind the kerbs to attempt to not block the Mercedes.

Nevertheless, in doing so, Magnussen struck the bollard that’s on the within apex, flinging it throughout the observe simply as Hamilton arrived.

With no time to react, Hamilton ran over the bollard and it acquired trapped beneath his automobile as he tried to complete the lap.

Hamilton catastrophe as unfastened bollard places him out of Q1 in closing Mercedes outing

Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes-AMG F1 Staff

Photograph by: Sam Bloxham / Motorsport Photographs

The aerodynamics would have been badly affected and a lacklustre closing sector meant the Briton missed out on entering into the highest 15 instances by lower than one tenth of a second, ending up 18th out of 20 drivers.

Clearly indignant in regards to the scenario and the dearth of tempo, Hamilton got here on the workforce radio straight afterwards and mentioned: “That was unhealthy man, Jesus”

Mercedes boss Toto Wolff, who lowered his head in frustration at Hamilton’s Q1 exit in his closing Mercedes occasion, concurred: “Sure Lewis. That was unhealthy.”

Hamilton is predicted to begin his closing race with Mercedes from sixteenth on the grid owing to penalties for Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc and Williams driver Alex Albon.

Hamilton’s team-mate George Russell did make it by means of Q3, however might solely qualify seventh with a time that was half a second down on polesitter Lando Norris within the lead McLaren.

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