Lewis Hamilton has joined the membership of undesirable Ferrari drivers and suffered back-to-back Q1 losses.
Seven-time world champion Hamilton suffered one other qualifying nightmare in what’s shaping as much as be the worst weekend of a tough first season as a Ferrari driver.
Hamilton was solely in a position to end 18th on Sunday’s Grand Prix grid, the identical time that certified him for Friday’s dash race, and was eradicated within the first half of qualifying.
Not solely did Hamilton fail within the first half of the qualifying session for the second day in a row, he was additionally eradicated in Q1 final day trip in Las Vegas.
It was the primary time in Hamilton’s illustrious 17-year profession that he had certified final on outright tempo.
Hamilton will begin seventeenth attributable to rival’s penalty
Solely two different Ferrari drivers have been eradicated in Q1 in two consecutive qualifying classes.
They’re Luca Badoer and Giancarlo Fisichella, each of whom misplaced badly in qualifying in 2009.
“Total I really feel higher. I’ve made modifications. The automotive feels higher. It simply wasn’t good,” the 40-year-old Briton stated after his humiliation in current qualifying.
When requested if he had a message for his followers, Hamilton replied: “I haven’t got something particularly proper now. I am sorry, however I actually admire the assist you’ve got given me all yr. I could not have gotten via this yr with out them.”
Hamilton’s teammate Charles Leclerc did a barely higher job aiming for Q3, however completed final within the last section and a high-speed spin noticed him qualify in a disappointing tenth place.
Hamilton will begin the penultimate grand prix of the 2025 season from seventeenth place after Gabriel Bortleto’s five-place grid penalty was utilized.
