Lewis Hamilton’s qualifying woes; 1-6 down to George Russell heading to Monaco

"Maybe Lewis is placing more e♓mphasis on his car’s race set-up?"

Lewis Hamilton (GBR) Mercedes AMG F1. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 8, Monaco Grand Prix, Monte Carlo, Monaco,
Lewis Hamilton (GBR) Mercedes AMG F1. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 8, Monaco Grand Prix,…

168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Lewis Hamilton’s poor qualifying results have been debated as F1 heads to Monaco.

The F1 Monaco Grand Prix is infamously often ‘w�🐼�on on a Saturday’ with qualifying around the street circuit more crucial than ever.

But, Hamilton has outperformed Mercedes teammat♓e George Russell just once in seven qualifying attempts this season.

“That’s a questi🤪on for Hamilton,” Sk🌸y Sports’ Carig Slater said in Monaco.

“He is 6-1 down to Russell in qualif♕ying this year.

“Does it reflect where Mercedes are at, at the moment? Maybe Lewis is placing more emphasis on hi🀅s car’s race set-up?

“Does it reflec🔴t, maybe, that Formula 1 these days isn’t so dependent on qualifying? These new cars are much more capable of overtaking?

“Should we also reflect on the races before last year’sꦑ su🌟mmer break...

“Lewis had a run of six qualifying victories - if w🐓e can call it that - over Russell in a season which ended, ultimately, with both drivers on parity.

“Or, is it a sign that at the age o🌞f 39, Lewis is less of a great qualifier and maybe more of an expert racer, these days?

“Maybe his skills are more over a race distance.

“It’s an interesting question…

“Qualifying is vital here. This hasn’t been the happiesꦏt hunting ground for Lewis.

“Only three🗹 victories in what has been such an illustrious career.

“He has more points at Monaco than any other d💜river. Even if you cꦐonvert previous points systems to the current one, he still comes out on top.

“It is going to be interesting this weekend. It would give him great satisfaction, not onജly to ♎outqualify Russell but to qualify as high as possible. It is always key to the race itself.”

Hamilton endured ♋particular s🍸truggles in qualifying at the Miami round.

But heading into this weekꩵend’s showpiece event (which is also a home race for Monaco residents Hamilton, Russell🔜 and Toto Wolff), he will be keen to lay down a marker to his younger teammate.

With overtaking notorio🅠usly challenging on a Sunday at the Principality, Hamilton must address a key flaw to his season if he has any chance of a result worth celebrating this weekend.

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