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Lewis Hamilton He said he was filled with “anger and rage” after another disappointing qualifying performance for the seven-time world champions.
The 40-year-old, who has had a tough debut season ferrariCrashed out of Q1 for the third consecutive race and will start on Sunday Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 16th place.
Hamilton, who is now set for his first season without a podium, has now been overtaken by teammate Charles Leclerc (who had qualified fifth in Abu Dhabi) on 19 out of 24 occasions.
“There are no words to describe the feeling I have,” Hamilton said in the media pen.
“An unbearable amount of anger and rage. I can’t really say much about it.”
Hamilton suffered his latest setback in qualifying when he crashed out of final practice with significant damage to the front of his Ferrari.
Hamilton’s mechanics won the short race against time to repair his car, but the 40-year-old might have been better off staying in his garage.
He started Q1 with a lap he said “felt good” but when Sauber’s Gabriel Bortoletto led in Q2 and sent Hamilton into the early shower, he ended it by apologizing to his team.
“Every time, man, I’m so sorry,” Hamilton said on the radio.
Asked if he had any plans of action to improve his poor performance, Hamilton said: “Not at the moment, no. I don’t have any plans for anything.”
And when asked if he would be able to recover from the worst season of his career, he said: “Time will tell. It’s the shortest break.”
Hamilton now faces the possibility of losing sixth place in the world championship as his replacement at Mercedes, teenager Kimi Antonelli, is just two points behind him.
Max Verstappen took pole position for the season-finale, with Lando Norris second and Oscar Piastri third. A podium on Sunday would be enough for Norris to secure his first championship.
Additional reporting by PA