A contradictory Saturday
In the Sprint of the Chinese Grand Prix, Lewis Hamilton he had started from second position and had once again tasted the sweet pleasure of leadership, after overtaking Lando Norris on the road.
The Mercedes driver then had to give way to Max Verstappen, but the second place finish is to be considered an excellent result, especially in relation to the current competitiveness of the Silver Arrows.
What happened just three hours later in Qualification however, it was surprising, because Hamilton was unable to overcome the Q1 trap, closing the session with the third last half. And it will therefore be a super uphill race for the seven-time world champion, starting from the ninth row and the eighteenth spot on the grid.
The reasons for the disaster
Lewis Hamilton he introduced himself to the microphones of Sky UK with a very clear idea of what happened: “I wasn’t able to stop the car in Turn 14. This morning George and I had very similar cars, but in the afternoon we tried to experiment with the car. I went one way and he went the other, to see if we could find anything interesting. That’s what we need to do in this situation, but it did not work. 18th place is quite bad, but I’ll do my best. QWhen I made the changes to the set-up I said to myself: it couldn’t get any worse. And yet it happened. These things happen“.
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