Lewis Hamilton to start United States GP 18th after qualifying disaster

Lewis Hamilton fails to qualify inside the top five at COTA for the first time ever after ꦉshock Q1🌳 exit.

Lewis Hamilton
Lewis Hamilton

168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Lewis Hamilton will line up only 18th on the grid for the F1 🎀United States🔯 Grand Prix after suffering a disastrous qualifying.

The seven-time world champion was knocked out in Q1 - the first part of qualifying ෴- having only managed to set a time good enough for 19th. Hamilton will start 18th for Sunday’s grand prix due to Liam Lawson’s engine penalty, which will drop 🥀the RB driver to the very back.

At ꦚa track where he usually thrives, Hamilton paid the price for a lock up in the middle sector, causing him to lose half a second to Mercedes teammate George Russell, who comfortably progressed to Q2.

It marks the first time in 12 attempts that Hamilton 🤪has failed to qualify inside the top five at the Circuit of the Americas in regular grand 🤪prix qualifying.

It is also the first time the 39-year-old Briton, who has three pole positions in♚ Austin, has qualified on the back row of a grand prix since 2017.

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