Lewis Hamilton admitted his Sao Paulo Grand Prix was already “done pretty much” after he certified thirteenth for Sunday’s race.
The Ferrari driver was knocked out within the second a part of qualifying for the second successive day at Interlagos. Having certified eleventh for the Dash, he managed simply thirteenth place in most important qualifying.
Hamilton struggled for rear tyre grip and temperatures in his Ferrari and completed one tenth of a second away from making the highest 10.
“Just the way that we had it going today, the rears weren’t there,” he instructed Sky Sports activities F1.
Requested if the race may show any higher, Hamilton mentioned: “Not from where I am. That’s the weekend done pretty much.”
Hamilton, who completed seventh within the earlier Dash, added to F1: “The automotive setup felt good, it was simply how we ready the tyres.
“I can’t do anything from there.”
Group-mate Charles Leclerc had additionally been struggling for single-lap efficiency within the SF-25 till he hauled himself from the drop zone to fourth along with his ultimate lap of Q2. The Monegasque then went on to qualify third in Q3, one place forward of McLaren’s title-contending Oscar Piastri.
Sky Sports activities F1 pundit Jamie Chadwick mentioned: “Both Ferraris looked like they were struggling and might have been knocked out of Q2, and then next thing you know, Charles pops it into P3.
“So, Lewis himself should be confused.”
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Ferrari’s Lewis Hamilton is eradicated from Q2 on the Sao Paulo GP.
How did Leclerc’s weekend flip round to 3rd on grid?
Ferrari misplaced second place to Mercedes within the Constructors’ Championship earlier on Saturday after their rivals completed second and third within the Dash. Mercedes maintain a six-point benefit heading into Sunday.
The Silver Arrows will once more begin with Kimi Antonelli on the entrance row for the Grand Prix, with George Russell sixth, however Leclerc’s third-place beginning berth has given Ferrari a combating likelihood to problem for the rostrum throughout the 71-lap distance.
Reflecting on how his mediocre day instantly rotated from the tip of Q2, Leclerc mentioned: “Everything is so close it goes from being a disaster of a weekend to a really good weekend in a matter of a few hundredths [of a second].
“I’m completely satisfied I may put all the pieces collectively in Q2 and Q3, which was essential for us as all the pieces was on the restrict, after which P3 I am happy with that. It has been a tough weekend for us.”
Sky Sports activities F1’s Sao Paulo GP schedule
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Sunday November 9
3.30pm: Grand Prix Sunday: Sao Paulo GP build-up
5pm: THE SAO PAULO GRAND PRIX
7pm: Chequered Flag: Sao Paulo GP response
8pm: Ted’s Pocket book
System 1’s thrilling title race continues in Brazil with the Sao Paulo Grand Prix on Sunday at 5pm, with build-up from 3.30pm reside on Sky Sports activities F1. Stream Sky Sports activities with NOW – no contract, cancel anytime
