Lewis Hamilton: Ferrari driving force blames himself for ‘horrible’ Spanish Grand Prix in Barcelona

Lewis Hamilton blamed himself for a “terrible” Spanish Grand Prix after he completed 6th in Sunday’s race.

Hamilton loved his joint-best qualifying on Saturday and began 5th however briefly got here underneath drive from Ferrari team-mate Charles Leclerc, and let him via after simply 9 laps.

The Ferrari driving force then ran in a lonely 5th till a gradual 2nd pit forestall put him at the backfoot in his combat in opposition to former Mercedes team-mate George Russell and dropped him to 6th.

A Safety Car for Kimi Antonelli retiring gave Hamilton a past due alternative to make up flooring however he was once overtaken via the Sauber of Nico Hulkenberg.

“Well what do you want me to say? I’ve had a really bad day and have nothing to say. It was a difficult day,” despondent Hamilton advised Sky Sports F1.

“There’s nothing else to add to it. It was terrible. There’s no point explaining it. It’s not your fault. I just don’t know what to say.”

When advised whether or not the crew can in finding some solutions, he added: “I’m sure they won’t – it was probably just me.”

Hamilton was once hoping to face at the podium for the primary time as a Ferrari driving force however as a substitute had “zero positives” to take from Sunday.

He stated: “I have no idea why it was so bad. That was the worst race I’ve experienced balance-wise.”

Vasseur unearths Hamilton ‘had a subject’ in final stint

Hamilton’s race pace is generally a energy however he was once obviously outpaced via Leclerc all the way through the 66 laps across the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya and is now 23 issues at the back of his Ferrari team-mate within the championship.

Ferrari crew foremost Frederic Vasseur published Hamilton suffered an issue at the automotive prior to the past due Safety Car however didn’t say what the problem was once.

“You are experienced enough to draw a conclusion after the first words of the driver,” he stated.

“If you want to create a polemic, you can. But it’s not the case. I think he did 70 per cent of the race in front of Russell. I’m not sure that Russell said that the race was a disaster.

“But then we had a subject at the automotive the final stint, prior to the Safety Car. The end result isn’t excellent, however he did 45 laps in entrance of Russell.”

Rosberg: Hamilton’s race was shockingly bad

Hamilton has only beaten Leclerc once this season in the races, which came at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix last month.

Sky Sports F1‘s Nico Rosberg says “it is onerous to observe” his former team-mate struggle.

“Sunday was once a terrible day for him as a result of he was once simply gradual in the market, which could be very extraordinary,” stated Rosberg.

“Yes, sometimes he’s off in qualifying but in races he’s usually really awesome and the race was shockingly bad.

“He does not have solutions both. Was there injury at the flooring? These flooring are so delicate and there can at all times be somewhat there and also you lose a large number of time.

“When you don’t have any answers, it’s really tough as a driver then you see your team-mate race their way to third place on the podium. In light of the whole season he’s had so far, it’s a very dark situation.”

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