Lewis Hamilton confident in his ability to compete despite qualifying sixth in Qatar Grand Prix

independent.co.uk

Lewis Hamilton qualified sixth for the Qatar Grand Prix, 0.436 seconds behind teammate George Russell. Despite concerns about his speed, Hamilton stated he still believes he can compete, attributing his performance to car issues rather than personal decline. Hamilton has been outpaced by Russell in 23 of 29 qualifying sessions this season. He acknowledged feeling slow and expressed uncertainty about the reasons for his performance drop, which he claims has been consistent throughout the year. In contrast, Russell qualified second, while Max Verstappen secured pole position. McLaren drivers Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri qualified third and fourth, respectively, as McLaren aims for their first constructors' title since 1998.


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