Lewis Hamilton’s race engineer at Mercedes did not hide his disappointment at the race result by swearing over the radio as the Silver Arrows struggled at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix last weekend.
It was a weekend to forget for Hamilton. The seven-time champion, who won the dramatic and controversial inaugural race at the Jeddah Corniche Circuit last year, failed to build on his remarkable third-place finish that he nicked in the first race of the season in Bahrain.
Hamilton could only qualify in P16 as he was eliminated in the first round of qualifying for the first time since the 2017 Brazilian Grand Prix. His disappointment was compounded by the fact that teammate George Russell qualified in sixth.
