Lewis Hamilton’s current qualifying struggles have been analysed by former F1 driver-turned-pundit Karun Chandhok.
The seven-time world champion suffered a shock elimination within the second a part of qualifying on the Australian Grand Prix and will solely set a time ok for eleventh on the grid.
The end result marked Hamilton’s worst qualifying efficiency in Melbourne since 2010. It was additionally the third weekend in a row that he has been out-paced by Mercedes teammate George Russell, who was seventh.
After the session, a annoyed Hamilton admitted the inconsistency of Mercedes’ W15 automotive “messes with the thoughts”.
“It nearly appears nook to nook in some methods,” Chandhok stated throughout Sky’s protection of qualifying.
“There are some components when it seems to be like Lewis has obtained the stability and grip beneath him then the subsequent time he will get there, it goes away. That is an terrible feeling as a driver.
“If you’re taking place the straight and get onto the brakes, you need to understand how your automotive goes to react and while you flip the wheel what are the sentiments you get when it comes to how your automotive strikes.
“In case you’ve obtained any hesitation when it comes to predicting how that motion goes to go, instantly you again off a bit and brake earlier or carry a bit much less velocity, you then begin to bleed lap time.
“That is what he is going via now. He is not in a position to clearly know what is going on to occur. Sadly, that is the cycle there are in in the intervening time.”
Fellow Sky F1 pundit Naomi Schiff stated Mercedes’ underwhelming competitiveness over a single lap is tough to know.
“It is not simply messing along with his thoughts however our minds as nicely,” Schiff stated.
“On Friday, they have been off the tempo then in ultimate follow they obtained out on monitor and have been actually fast, so for him to drop out in Q2, it is simply type of ‘what is going on on?’
“It has been inconsistent for a very long time. It is irritating for them to return out with the identical statements about what’s mistaken with the automotive.
“They have to battle via tomorrow. They’ve proven Sundays nonetheless appear to be the place the automotive involves life a bit extra and maximise on Sunday, so hopefully he can come via.”
