Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton says he 'just didn't have the grip' on the final lap of SingaporeGP qualifying to take his first F1 pole of 2022. Read the full story ⬇️
Afterwards Hamilton felt he had a shot at pole with a perfect final lap but said he"just didn't have the grip" to take it.
"I was pushing so hard, it was so, so close. It was trying so hard," he said."These guys are always so quick, but I really thought maybe with a perfect lap, which was really hard to get, that we could be fighting for first place. "I just didn't have the grip in the last lap but nonetheless, I'm grateful to be on the second row. And I'm grateful to the team for continuing to push and we just keep our head down, hopefully tomorrow will be a better day."Motorsport Images
While Hamilton was pleased to see Mercedes performed much stronger than in the preceding Italian Grand Prix, he was still frustrated to lose out by a tiny margin. "We didn't know how close we would be this weekend," he explained. We knew that the car will be stronger than it was in Monza, but we didn't know how close it would be.After qualifying Mercedes was summoned by the FIA stewards over
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