Lewis Hamilton 'doesn't feel connected' to Mercedes F1 car after poor Saudi Arabian GP qualifying
The seven-time world champion could only set the eighth-fastest time in qualifying as he remained well off the pace of Mercedes teammate 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:George Russell, who was an encouraging fourth.
Hamilton was slower than Russell in two of the three pracꦦtice sessions in Jeddah and ended up almost half a second adrift of the younger Briton by the end of Q3.
“I struggled with the car in the high-speed particularly,” Hamilton tol🃏d Sky.
“But just don’t feel the car beneath me. I don’t feel connected to this car and I can’t get♊ it, so I don’t really 𒅌know what I’m doing to do about that.”
Hamilton, who will start seventh due to a grid penalty for Ferrari’s 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Charles Leclerc, added: “It’s miserable. It’s tough.
“I’m giving it absolutely everything - I’🍸m here as late as I can be everyday. I’m preparing the best you can and I just get in the car and I can’t connect with it.
“I don’t really know what to say about it.”
Russell, meanwhile, will line up from third on the grid behind Red Bull’s 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Sergio Perez and 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Fernando Alonso’s Aston Martin.
The Mercedes duo were separated by168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史: Carlos Sainz’s Ferrari, 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Lance Stroll’s Aston Martin and 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Esteban Ocon’s Alpine in qualifying.
“It’s good that George had a good run today and he will hopefully be able to score some good points forꦛ the team,” Hamilton said.
“I’ll try and recover tomorrow. It’s a new day, so൲ I’ll give it everything.”
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