A DOWNBEAT LEWISis Hamilton stated he “was just not on it” after a crash in Q3 ensured he will start from 10th in Sunday’s European Grand Prix in Azerbaijan.
Hamilton had impressed in Friday’s practice sessions on the new street circuit in Baku, but endured a miserable time of things in qualifying 24 hours later.
The reigning world champion was forced to take escape routes in Q1 and Q2, before clipping the wall at turn 10 in the pole-position shootout as Mercedes team-mate and championship leader Nico Rosberg claimed pole position.
Hamilton told Sky Sports F1:
“I had a fantastic rhythm yesterday and zero today. Sometimes it happens.
“Right now I just finished qualifying, I couldn’t tell you if there’s positives. I’m going to try and get as high as possible tomorrow [Sunday], damage limitation from here.
“The team did make a change to something overnight but I was just not on it today.”
Hamilton arrived in Azerbaijan in high spirits, having won in Monte Carlo and Montreal to cut Rosberg’s lead in the drivers’ championship to nine points.
Lovely stuff
Good man Sham, real intelligent argument there, please enlighten us with more pearls of wisdom
I bet most Leinster “fans” couldn’t tell you the name of the previous coach without googling it, worse than Man City for fair weather support. Once they lose their edge (happens to every great team eventually) these “fans” will vanish into thin air and its back to 6,000 at a home Heineken Cup game
Jesus… those Munster lads have a fair old chip in the shoulder! ;-)
“Ah here.. leave it out!”
Speaking from raw experience Sham?
Woop! Good man joe!