Lewis Hamilton deemed the tyres and execution in Formulation 1 Qualifying on the Azerbaijan GP ‘a ache within the arse’ after ending P6.
The seven-time World Champion might need grabbed a victory in Baku in 2018; nevertheless, the circuit retains difficult him. The slim observe has already seen a number of shut calls with the partitions and loads of yellow flags this weekend.
Hamilton completed all three Free Follow classes within the high 5 however settled for P6 in a troublesome qualifying session. Beginning sixth nonetheless offers the Ferrari driver a very good probability to climb into podium competition on Saturday, particularly provided that Baku could be immensely unpredictable.
‘It was such a ache within the arse’
Hamilton discovered himself 1.3 seconds astray polesitter George Russell on the finish of Q3. With its lengthy straights, the circuit just isn’t the perfect suited to the SF26.
“I imply, it’s all the time the query. Each weekend, it’s all the time the query. Whether or not or not you’re in a position to do a very good job or not. And that’s simply completely different circumstances. You handle them the perfect, and typically it really works for you, typically it doesn’t.” Hamilton stated, talking to media concerning the execution within the qualifying session.
Whereas a tow generally is a great tool round Baku, the Mercedes’ dominant tempo left the competitors within the mud. Although Hamilton obtained a tow earlier, Q3 provided him none. Whereas he tried to combat on his new tyres to ‘save my life’, he was unable to do far more.
“I had one in P3, and it was six tenths. It’s actually simply not having individuals up forward. As I stated, I used to be weaving to try to save my life, and I nonetheless couldn’t get these silly tyres working.
“It’s such a ache within the arse. We’ve obtained to deliver again some good tyres.” He added.
Hamilton appeared to consider that each the workforce execution and the tyres left him additional again than anticipated in qualifying. Regardless of the Briton giving Ferrari teammate Charles Leclerc a tow in Q3, the Scuderia was nonetheless a whopping eight tenths behind the Mercedes of Russell on pole.
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