Lewis Hamilton was “completely livid” to qualify sixth for the Italian Grand Prix, as he believes his errors price him an opportunity of pole place.
Mercedes was aggressive all through the session and Hamilton was provisionally on the second row after his first run of Q3, earlier than slipping to sixth along with his last lap. The highest six have been coated by simply 0.186s in whole, and Hamilton says he didn’t put a clear lap collectively that price him an opportunity of beating Lando Norris’ benchmark.
“Completely livid,” Hamilton informed Sky Sports activities. “I may have been on pole. I may have been no less than on the entrance row. I didn’t do the job ultimately. I misplaced a tenth and a half into Flip 1 and a couple of after which I misplaced one other tenth on the final nook. Nobody responsible however myself. Qualifying has been my weak spot for a minute now and I can’t determine it out. I’ll maintain making an attempt. “
Whereas Hamilton appears to reset forward of the race, he joked that Mercedes is perhaps higher off as soon as he strikes to Ferrari and is changed by Andrea Kimi Antonelli in 2025.
“Most likely slightly little bit of kicking myself over the subsequent couple of hours. Finally I’ve bought to maneuver forwards. We’ve race automobile, the crew have achieved an incredible job this weekend,” he mentioned. “The automobile has been feeling a lot better than the final race and the crew deserve higher. Perhaps they’ll get that with Kimi.”
Hamilton additionally believes he’s unlikely to be within the combine for victory from sixth on the grid, given how shut the sector is when it comes to outright efficiency.
“The possibility of combating for a race win is out the window and tomorrow I’ve bought to try to get well as a lot as I can, and see if I can get previous the Ferraris and check out difficult to get a podium.”
