Lewis Hamilton came away from the Saudi Arabian GP claiming there was ‘nothing positive’ to take from another difficult race.
Off the pace from lights out, Lewis Hamilton lapped the Corniche Circuit around a second slower than team-mate Charles Leclerc. Easily passed by Lando Norris and Max Vertstappen during the race, he finished a distant seventh. Cutting a dejected figure in the pits after the race, the seven-time world champion said he had nothing positive to take away from the F1 Saudi Arabian GP.
“Zero. Nothing positive to take from today, except for Charles finishing on a podium, which is great for the team.”
“It was horrible. It was horrible. Not enjoyable at all. I was just sliding around. First stint, massive understeer, car not turning, and then massive deg. And then the second stint, slightly better balance, but still just no pace. So, it’s pretty bad.
Hamilton gave an honest assessment when asked to explain the difference in the car between Jeddah and his sprint win in China.
“I don’t have an answer for you, no. There’s nothing… No, struggling… No balance… Struggling to feel the car beneath me, but, there’s no particular thing. There’s nothing to say, hey, this is the issue.”
Lewis Hamilton believes struggles will continue beyond Saudi Arabian GP
Lewis Hamilton confirmed he had not found answers to his lack of pace by studying team-mate Charles Leclerc’s data. He expects further struggles in Miami in two weeks’ time.
“He’s been driving this car for a long time, so he definitely knows it really well. But there’s plenty in the data, for sure.
“Honestly, it doesn’t look massively different in the data. It’s just that you’re slower through the corners.
“I think I’ll struggle also in Miami. I don’t know how much I’ll struggle for, but it’s definitely painful.
