Dutch Grand Prix: Hamilton’s Qualifying Struggles Continue After Impressive Pre-Summer Break Success
Hamilton won two of the three races immediately before the summer break, triumphing at the British Grand Prix before inheriting victory in Belgium as Mercedes team-mate George Russell was disqualified for his car failing to meet minimum weight requirements.
But the seven-time world champion saw his hopes of continuing that success dented in Zandvoort on Saturday, with a mistake on Turn 13 during his final lap in Q2 leaving him outside the top 10.
Hamilton originally qualified in 12th but was given a three-grid place penalty for impeding Red Bull’s Sergio Perez in Q1, then Williams’ Alex Albon was disqualified for an illegal car.
The Briton says things went “from bad to worse” after the incident as he suffered his worst Qualifying result since coming 18th in China earlier in the campaign.
“It was a pretty shocking session,” he told Sky Sports F1: “These things happen and it’s done now but it definitely doesn’t feel good. It all went badly the moment the situation with Perez happened.
“I did my best to get out of the way, I was as far to the left as possible, but the timing was bad. It was a domino effect from that moment, it went from bad to worse.”
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