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After being eliminated in Q2 of Australian Grand Prix Qualifying, Lewis Hamilton says the “inconsistency” within the W15 “really messes with the mind”.
After a good showing in Australian Grand Prix Free Practice 3, in Qualifying Lewis Hamilton was shockingly eliminated in Q2 and qualified only in P11.
Afterwards, he said the car is changing session to session.
“It felt great in [F]P3,” Hamilton said.
“It was strange because we were right there with these guys and we didn’t really understand why.
“But then go into qualifying, it’s just another inconsistency within the car, it really messes with the mind.
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“George did a good job today. It is what it is. I just have to try to do a better job tomorrow.
“I think our car is on a bit of a knife edge. In the afternoon here the wind picks up, the same as [F]P2. [F]P1 was a bit better and then when the wind picks up, the car becomes a lot more unstable.
“And then this morning was nice with calmer wind, and then as soon as the wind picks up it gets a little bit less stable.
“But the other teams picked their pace up in qualifying. I’m not sure why, but the grid didn’t feel the same in qualifying. Even though we had lighter fuel, it felt better in P3.
“So it’s not a great feeling, for everyone in the team, but we’ll just keep cracking away,” the Briton concluded.
