“Fifth is never that great” - Lewis Hamilton reflects on underwhelming Sao Paulo GP qualifying

Lewis Hamilton wasn’t impressed by his fifth-place in qualifying for the Sao Paulo Grand Prix, conceding the conditions might have helped Mercedes.
Lewis Hamilton (GBR) Mercedes AMG F1 W14. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 21, Brazilian Grand Prix, Sao Paulo, Brazil,
Lewis Hamilton (GBR) Mercedes AMG F1 W14. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 21, Brazilian…

Mercedes saw their cars secure fifth and sixth on the grid ꦚfor Sunday’s race at Interlagos.

It was a chaotic end to qualifying as the conditions deteriorated to the rain, impacting the likes of 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Lando Norris and 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Sergio Perez, who qualified behind the two Mercedes drivers.

Reflecting on qualifying in Sao Paulo, Hamilton said: “I mean 🌺it’s fifth. Fifth is never that great. I did the best I could. Hopefully we will have a better race🧔.”

"The car was showing signs of decent performance but generally we’re a coupl🅺e of tenths off the top guys. 

"I think the circumstances at the end, the conditions, have us a litt🧸le bit further up, I don’t know, difficult to say.”

George Russell (GBR) Mercedes AMG F1 W14. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 21, Brazilian Grand Prix, Sao Paulo, Brazil,
George Russell (GBR) Mercedes AMG F1 W14. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 21, Brazilian Grand…

168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:George Russell admitted he was “really disa🗹ppoin🍎ted” with his final lap and even considered coming into the pit lane as he thought he’d be 10th in Q3.

“Abs👍olutely crazy,” Russell explained🐟. “I’ve never ever seen a change of weather so drastically as that. I was really disappointed with the lap. 

“On my lap, I was just sliding around, I had no grip, I didn’t see th🐻at much rain on my visor but I was a second off and I actually wanted to pit because I was confident I was going to be last - but ended up P6. 

“P6 isn’t a bad place to start. Car has been perform🏅ing well here and we kno💖w it’s all about race pace. Let’s see how we perform on Saturday and Sunday.”

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