‘An awful feeling as a driver’ - Lewis Hamilton’s W15 qualifying woes examined

Lewis Hamilton's ongoing F1 qualifying struggles compared to Mercedes teammate George Russell have been analysed.

The seven-time world champion suffered a shock elimination in the second part of qualifying at the Australian Grand Prix and could only set a time good enough for 11th on the grid.

After the session, a frustrated Hamilton admitted the inconsistency of Mercedes’ W15 car “messes with the mind”."There are some parts when it looks like Lewis has got the balance and grip underneath him then the next time he gets there, it goes away. That's an awful feeling as a driver. "If you've got any hesitation in terms of predicting how that movement is going to go, immediately you back off a bit and brake earlier or carry a bit less speed, then you start to bleed lap time.

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