Lewis Hamilton does not feel “connected” to his car
The British driver once again struggled with his W14 during the qualifying session of the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix. He will start the race from seventh place.
Even if it hasn’t been bouncing back in recent races, the Mercedes is still behind the Red Bulls and Ferraris. And since the beginning of the year, the Aston Martins as well. Lewis Hamilton once again realized this during the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix.
During the qualifications in Jeddah, the British driver only set the eighth fastest time, far behind his teammate in fourth. The seven-time world champion admits to not having a good feeling with his Mercedes, unlike George Russell.
I struggled a bit today, but we must keep trying. Regardless of the changes we made, we had trouble extracting speed, and I don’t really feel connected to the car right now. This is something we will work on to improve our confidence in the upcoming races, said the number 44 driver.
Lewis Hamilton will start from seventh place alongside Esteban Ocon, due to Charles Leclerc’s penalty for changing his control electronics.
