Hamilton qualified eighth in Jeddah for the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, on a day when his team-mate George Russell gave the struggling team a boost with fourth place. Both will move up a place on the starting grid due to Charles Leclerc's penalty.
“Of course, George did a great job,” said Hamilton when asked by Autosport if Russell’s performance had been encouraging. “So, great, great result for him and he was able to get the car in a different place than me.
