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Lewis Hamilton explains what happened in Miami Grand Prix Qualifying, which led to his disappointing P13 position.
Mercedes did not have an easy time in Miami Grand Prix Qualifying. George Russell managed to qualify in P6, but Lewis Hamilton got eliminated in Q2, and will be starting the race from P13.
After the session Lewis explains that Mercedes was too late to release him from the garage for his final Q2 run.
“It started out okay,” the Briton said.
“There were a couple of decent moments throughout the session. But we struggled to have the pace to get into Q3, and then right at the end of the session, we went out too late.
“I was right at the back of many cars, and I started my lap with not enough temperature in the tyres.
“We knew it was very hard and there was a 50-50 chance we could get into Q3, so we need to be better with our timing.”
Despite this, Lewis believes he managed to set his car up relatively well.
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“I think I’ve set the car up in a fairly decent place. It’s not going to be easy to overtake the cars ahead of me, but maybe with strategy I can progress, and try and get into the top 10 to at least get some points.
“Ultimately, though, we’re not where we want to be. I wish we had a car that could contend for wins, but it’s tough for us.”
Asked where the car was lacking on this track, he said:
“Everywhere! If you look at the Red Bull, for example, they can use a small rear wing and they are fast through the straights and fast through the corners.
“Whereas for us, we need a bigger wing to get anywhere near them through those corners.
“We’re just lacking rear downforce mostly,” Hamilton concluded.
