Lewis Hamilton was downbeat after Friday practice for the F1 Saudi Ar🌞abian Gr𝓡and Prix, admitting he’s “just seeing if I can get in the top 10 at the moment”.

Hamilton struggled for pace in Friday practice at the Jeddꦇah Cornic💧he Circuit.

Ha🐼milton could only set the 13th-fastest time in the more representative second🤪 session.

The seven-time world champion was over six-tenths slower than Ferrari teammate 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Charles Leclerc, who was fourth in the order.

Looking ahead to qu൲alifying, Hamilton set an underwhelming target to get into the top 10.

“I d💞on’t know mate. For me, I am just seeing if I can get in the top 10 at the moment,” Hamilton said.

Ferrari struggled more on the soft tyr𝔉ꦡe in Friday practice.

After setting the fastest time of anyone on the mediums, Leclerc struggled to improve initially on the so♍fter ru🐼bber.

It was a similar story for Hamilton, who found little time oไn the red-marked tyre.

“Not the greatest. I think getting the tyres working today wa🅠s the issue for us,” Hamilton explained.

“It was nothi💞ng to do with the team but ꦺwe were struggling to get the tyres working.”

Can168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史: Lewis Hamilton fix his qualifying woes?

Qu🐲alifying has continued to be Hamilton’s Achilles' heel since the start of last year.

Hamilton was annihilated by 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:George Russell in the qualifying hea🐓d-to-head in 2024, beating Russell just five times across 24 races.

It wa👍s the f𒉰irst time in his F1 career since 2014, against Nico Rosberg, where Hamilton was beaten by a teammate in qualifying across a whole season. 

Against Leclerc𒐪 in 2025, he’s only beaten him once, out-qualifying him in Shanghai.

Based on Friday practice, Ha✅milton will have little chance of beating Leclerc.

When asked about the changes he can make to his Ferrari overnight, Hamilton quipped thatꦡ he❀ usually “goes backwards” on a Saturday, but given how low he was in the order in FP2, it would be difficult to fall even further back.

“Normally, Saturday goes backwards,” Hamilton added. “There’s not a lot of backwards for me to🀅 go from where I am. Hopefully overnight we will make some improvements to the car.

“There we🅘re a few bits through th🅷e session that felt good and just when we get to the soft tyres it’s not there. We will make some changes overnight and hopefully come back stronger.”