Hamilton disappointed in himself after two collisions in Russia

Author of the article: , published September 25, 2021.

Lewis Hamilton said after two collisions in Saturday’s qualifiers for the Russian Grand Prix that he felt terrible and that he was disappointed in himself. The Mercedes racer was the fastest in the first two parts of the qualifiers in Sochi, where his rival Max Verstappen did not start due to a change of engine and the consequent start of the race from the start. The Briton was even the fastest in the back until the racers put dry track tires on the car in the final minutes.

The first was Hamilton’s future team-mate George Russell, but when Hamilton himself drove into the pits for dry track tires, he hit a concrete wall with his front wing and ripped it off the race car. He had to leave the place to change his tires to his teammate Valtteri Bottas, but he drove to the track himself after a successful change of wing. But the seven-time world champion complained over the radio that he could not warm up the tires, and another spin soon followed, ending with a light touch to the back of the car with a guardrail.

Hamilton was defeated in the last laps by three racers, Lando Norris, Carlos Sainz and Russell, and after the qualifiers, the Briton raised his hand and took the blame for the unusual accident on himself. “I am to blame for the collision in the pits. Until then, I was doing well, so I'm sorry for the team, because something like that is not expected from a champion. Now it is what it is, and tomorrow I will do my best to redeem myself. ”

Mechanics will be able to repair Hamilton's car until the race without penalty if the replaced parts are the same as the previous ones, and the current world champion hopes to be able to take advantage of the fact that Verstappen starts the race from behind. “The guys up front are very fast, so it’s not going to be easy. I will pray and hope that the mechanics will be able to fix the car so that it will be as it should be in the race. Things like this are meant to test us and at the moment I feel very awful. However, I will turn the experience into something positive and try my best. After all, he is British in pole position, which is very nice. Congratulations to Land, ”Hamilton added.

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