I should have been on pole – Lewis Hamilton rues Las Vegas qualifying mistakesBy Philip Duncan, PA F1 Correspondent, Las VegasLewis Hamilton admitted he threw away pole position for the Las Vegas Grand Prix as team-mate George Russell stormed to top spot. Hamilton will start only 10th in Sin City on Saturday night after he made mistakes on each of his flying laps. Hamilton made a mistake at Turn 12 on his first attempt in Q3 and he was forced to abandon the lap. “I should have been on pole but I am not,” said a pained Hamilton, who was fastest in two of the three practice sessions, and in the second phase of qualifying. Russell took the chequered flag at 11:24pm local time, and the Mercedes man said: “I got 45 minutes sleep before qualifying.

Source: Irish Independent November 24, 2024 01:31 UTC