In Abu Dhabi, Lewis Hamilton failed to qualify for the qualifying final for the second weekend in a row, with the eleventh fastest time. The seven-time world champion did not hide his disappointment with the result and complained that he had no answer to the question of why he lost to his partner.
George Russell showed the fourth fastest time. At the end of the season, the Mercedes drivers have equality in the qualifying battle: 11-11.
George Russell (4th): “I have mixed feelings. If they had told me before the start of the weekend that I would qualify fourth, I would have agreed, but this morning I was fastest on every lap.
In qualifying we only managed to gain back six tenths compared to training. Because it was cooler in the evening and there was less fuel in the tank, we weren’t able to make the progress we expected, which was a bit disappointing.
We are fighting with Ferrari in the Constructors’ Championship, but I will treat the upcoming race like any other. I want to fight for the podium and end the season with a high result. Given that Carlos Sainz is 16th, our rivals are in a difficult position, but as I said, I will treat the upcoming race like any other. We have a good race pace compared to McLaren and Charles Leclerc, so we will see where we end up.”
Lewis Hamilton (11th): “Not a very good result. I have problems with my balance. I don’t have the answers, and for now the result is what it is. George and I have the same settings, but the cars behave differently on the track.
There’s definitely something wrong with my car. I’m sure we’ll get to the bottom of it, but I’ve been having problems all weekend.
For the second time in a row I have the eleventh fastest time. Tomorrow I will try to win back.”
Source: F1 News
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