Hamilton balks: 'Really don't know what to say'

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20:39, 18 Mar 2023

Lewis Hamilton got no further than an eighth time in qualifying for the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix and that frustrates him. George Russell was a lot faster with his fourth time and so there is little choice for the seven-time world champion but to acknowledge that he was wrong about the set-up.

"We got the set-up probably wrong again, but yeah, I just struggled with the car today. FP3 was much better but qualifying again, I just couldn’t make it work," Hamilton told Viaplay. His compatriot, like in Bahrain in qualifying, simply had it better: "Yeah, he did a great job with the setup, and it just worked for him."

Speaking to several media present at the Jeddah Corniche Circuit, he expressed his disappointment at the current situation. "It's miserable. I'm giving absolutely everything. I'm here late as possible everyday, I'm getting ready as best I can and I get in the car and can't connect with it. I really don't know what to say. I'll try to recover tomorrow. It's a new day so, I'll give it everything."

Pos.	Driver	Team	Points
1	Kimi Antonelli Kimi Antonelli	MercedesMER	171
2	George Russell George Russell	MercedesMER	131
3	Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton	FerrariFER	125
4	Oscar Piastri Oscar Piastri	McLarenMCL	80
5	Lando Norris Lando Norris	McLarenMCL	79
6	Charles Leclerc Charles Leclerc	FerrariFER	79
7	Max Verstappen Max Verstappen	Red Bull RacingRBR	73
8	Isack Hadjar Isack Hadjar	Red Bull RacingRBR	42
9	Pierre Gasly Pierre Gasly	AlpineALP	41
10	Liam Lawson Liam Lawson	Racing BullsRCB	30
11	Oliver Bearman Oliver Bearman	HaasHAA	18
12	Franco Colapinto Franco Colapinto	AlpineALP	16
13	Arvid Lindblad Arvid Lindblad	Racing BullsRCB	14
14	Carlos Sainz Carlos Sainz	WilliamsWIL	6
15	Alexander Albon Alexander Albon	WilliamsWIL	5
16	Esteban Ocon Esteban Ocon	HaasHAA	3
17	Gabriel Bortoleto Gabriel Bortoleto	AudiAUD	2
18	Fernando Alonso Fernando Alonso	Aston MartinAST	1
19	Nico Hulkenberg Nico Hulkenberg	AudiAUD	0
20	Valtteri Bottas Valtteri Bottas	CadillacCAD	0
21	Sergio Perez Sergio Perez	CadillacCAD	0
22	Lance Stroll Lance Stroll	Aston MartinAST	0

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