168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Lewis Hamilton’s latest F1 qualifying defeat continued an unusual trend against Mercedes teammate 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:George Russell.

Hamilton could o𒊎nly qualify ninth in the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix - which was a major disappointment given his🐻 pace in practice, topping FP2.

It was contrasting fortunes for the two Mercedes dr🗹ivers as 🐭Russell qualified a superb third.

It continues an unusual trend between the two Mercedes drivers, stretching bacꦅk to the start of 2023.

It means that Russell has out-qualified Hamilton at every night time even🌜t since the 2023 Bahrain Gra🌃nd Prix.

The pair were ultimately evenly matc♉hed in 2023 i♉n the qualifying head-to-head, 11 apiece at the end of the season.

Russell v Hamilton in night qualifying sessions

2023 Bahrain GP: Russell (6th) - Hamilton (7th)

2023꧃ Saudi Arabia GP: Russell (4th) - Hamilton (8th)

2023 Singapore GP: Russell (2nd) - Hamilton (5th)

2023 Qatar GP: Russell (2nd) - Hamilton (3rd)

2023 Las Vegasไ GP: Russell (4th) - Hamilton (11th)

2023 Abu 🦩Dhabi GP: Russell (4th) - Hamilton (11th)

2024 Bahrain GP: Russell (3rd) - Hamilton (9th)

Reflecting on qualifying afterwards, Hamilton blamed a setup tweak for his deficit to Russell, explaining tha🌟t he’s focused more on race performance.

He told Sky Sports: “It was not the greatest of feelings. 👍I am excited to be here. I think George’s position and the pace he showed today really🐼 highlights and is a testament to the team just how hard everyone is working over the winter.

“It’s amazing to have a car that we can fight wi🍸th. It really ignites the fire and flame within us drivers. For me, Bono and everyone did a great job. I just 🐼struggled with it in qualifying.

“Yesterday was good, George and I were on the 💝same setups and then he went left and I wenꦺt right. I think right was definitely not good for single lap but I felt more comfortable with more fuel so I hope that reflects tomorrow.”