Lewis Hamilton pinpoints root cause of his disastrous Brazilian GP weekend
Lewis Hamilton laid out the reasons for a disastrous outing at the Brazilian GP despite finishing in points.
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Lewis Hamilton‘s streak of woeful performances has continued throughout the latter half of the 2024 season despite the recent upturn in performance. The Briton went from scoring two highly coveted race wins to barely finishing in points. Hence, Hamilton pinpointed the major issues in performance at the Brazilian GP which caused him to finish in P10.
Following a disappointing run in the sprint race with an early exit in the Q1 session of the Qualifying, Lewis Hamilton was already suffering enough. However, Hamilton also suffered from performance issues with the W15 chassis. Hence, the 39-year-old reckoned that the weekend was very tough after a torrid outing in the slow challenger.
We were just slow. It was really tough.
Lewis Hamilton said in a post-race interview
The W15 chassis of Hamilton was fit with an older spec which wasn’t very useful for the resurfaced track of the Brazilian GP. Hence, the seven-time world champion pointed out that racing around the circuit was like being on a plank. The reason for this was that the Briton suffered from a ‘stiff’ suspension. Moreover, Hamilton put forth his hope for the remaining three races to not be so challenging.
It was like a plank. Bouncing everywhere. It was so stiff. I think the last 3 (races) aren’t so bouncy.
Lewis Hamilton added
Lewis Hamilton: Lewis Hamilton: We were just slow. It was really tough. I still want to say thank you to the guys that turned up super early this morning. The team could have won today, atleast one car was performing.
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Lewis Hamilton thanked the crew for their persistent efforts at Interlagos
The entire Brazilian GP weekend received multiple changes in the format following the torrential conditions. Qualifying was conducted early in the morning (local time) as the Mercedes crew worked hard. Hence, Lewis Hamilton thanked the crew for pulling up when needed and working on the chassis. However, the Briton believed the team could’ve won the race as George Russell‘s chassis was performing well.
I still want to say thank you to the guys that turned up super early this morning. The team could have won today, atleast one car was performing.
Lewis Hamilton noted
Mercedes will have to work extremely hard on their end-of-the-season performance to enable Hamilton to end the campaign on a high. The seven-time world champion has taken enough happy memories with the team after an impressive outing in the 2024 season. Hence, the final few races will be more of an emotional rollercoaster for the prolific Brit.
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