The stats behind Lewis Hamilton’s worst start to an F1 season
Lewis Hamilton has endured his 🤡worst start to an F1 season - but how does it♒ compare?
It’s been a miserable start for 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Lewis Hamilton in his final season with Mercedes.
With just eight points on the boa♕rd, it’s statistically the worst start to a season in his illustrious F1 career.
It continues a lacklustre run of form which strꦯetches back to Mexico last year.
Irrespective of his own results, Mercedes simply don’t have a great car, with 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:George Russell’s best finish being fifth in Bahrain.
On the whole, it makes his decision to join 𓆏Ferrari to be the correct one with the Scuderia returning to winning ways last time out in Australia.
How bad has 2024 been?
With just eight points, 202𓄧4 is clearly Hamilton’s worst start to a campaign.
2009 c🔥omes closest - if you convert the points system from back then (10-8-6-5-4-3-2-1) to the modern day one.
After his title winning year, Hamilton started 2009 with just 14 points in the opening thꦅree rounds.
While he was disqualified froℱm Austra⛎lia, P7 in Malaysia and P6 in Bahrain were respective results in an underperforming McLaren.
Unsurprisingly, his next worst is 2022, scoring 28 points after three♏ rounds.
Hamilton’s best to worst F1 seasons
Points taken from after three races. 2007-2009 have been converted to the modern day points system.
SEASON | POINTS |
2021 | 69 |
2015 | 68 |
2019 | 68 |
2020 | 63 |
2017 | 61 |
2007 | 51 |
2014 | 50 |
2011 | 47 |
2012 | 45 |
2018 | 45 |
2013 | 40 |
2016 | 39 |
2023 | 38 |
2008 | 35 |
2010 | 31 |
2022 | 28 |
2009 | 14 |
2024 | 8 |
Can Hamilton turn it around?
Judging by Mer♎cedes’ form, it looks unlikely Hamilton will be returning to the podium any time soon.
Red Bull and Ferrari are a clear st⛎ep ahead, while McLaren and Aston Martin have shown more promise.
Mercedes will no doubt add more development to the W15, giving Hamilton a better opportunity to leave the team 💝on a high.
Plus, Hamilton’s personal form tends to improve as the season progresses, paཧrticularly as he’s 3-0 down in the teammate head-to-head in qualifying in 2024.
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