At Spa-Francorchamps, a circuit that famously tests the mettle of both man and machine, Lewis Hamilton struggled during the first day of the long race weekend o
struggled during the first day of the long race weekend of the Belgian Grand Prix. Following a string of robust performances—including three podiums in his last four races and a triumphant win at Silverstone—Hamilton's momentum hit a snag as his
"It was a pretty bad day, I don’t know what to say. Obviously, it’s been feeling great in the past couple of races, but it just felt completely different today." Hamilton added, "The first session was not great. We worked on it and in the second session we made some changes." “It started off great, but then when I got to the soft tire and I just couldn’t improve. And there’s a bunch of balance issues we have through that.”
"It was better in the session, but everyone else went even better. To be 1.2s behind is not great,” lamented the seven-time world champion. "If it rains then, that opens it up a little bit and hopefully we can do a better job. I think the car should be better in the wet than it is in the dry."
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