In the race, Lewis Hamilton was able to capture three championship points in sixth place. However, he looked very sad afterwards as he explained: “I just want to get through to the next race.”
What’s wrong with Lewis Hamilton? In Qatar, the statements of the seven-time world champion are not only causing headaches for his fans, British experts and journalists are also worried about the recent words of the GP record winner, who seems unusually sad.
After a fast qualifying, Hamilton surprised the public with his relentless self-criticism. The 39-year-old Brit explained: I’m just slow. Like every weekend. The car felt relatively decent. So it’s not like there was a problem with that. I really have nothing more to say.”
The 105-time GP winner started the race well and passed Max Verstappen and Charles Leclerc once. The Monegasque was able to counterattack later in the race, but Hamilton still scored three championship points in sixth place. But this did not make the famous Mercedes star happy.
On the contrary – Hamilton seemed disappointed when he answered the question of his colleagues in “Sky Sports F1” if he thought things would go well with Ferrari next year: “I don’t know, I can’t say that.”
“It wasn’t good and at this point I don’t care. I just want to get through the next few races and do my job. And I’m already looking forward to the winter break,” added the former all-time winner, looking sad.
At the same time, he stressed: “When I woke up this morning, I thought to myself that the most important thing was to say goodbye with gratitude. And I am also very grateful for the opportunity to do what I love – even if there are days when love is not so good. But I am so grateful to be able to be here among these amazing athletes. Of course it hurts when things don’t go right. Nobody likes to lose, but that’s part of it.
Sprint, Qatar
01. Oscar Piastri (AUS), McLaren, 27:03.010 min
02. Lando Norris (GB), McLaren, +0.136 sec
03. George Russell (GB), Mercedes, +0,410
04. Carlos Sainz (L), Ferrari, +1,326
05. Charles Leclerc (MC), Ferrari, +5,073
06. Lewis Hamilton (GB), Mercedes, +5,650
07. Nico Hülkenberg (D), Haas, +8.508
08. Max Verstappen (NL), Red Bull Racing, +10,368
09. Pierre Gasly (F), Alpine, +14,513
10. Kevin Magnussen (DK), Haas, +15.485
11. Fernando Alonso (E), Aston Martin, +19,204
12. Valtteri Bottas (FIN), Sauber, +23.351
13. Lance Stroll (CDN), Aston Martin, +24,421
14. Stephen Ocon (F), Alpine, +30.379
15. Alex Albon (T), Williams,+33,062
16. Liam Lawson (NZ), Racing Bulls, +34,356
17. Yuki Tsunoda (J), Racing Bulls, +35,102
18. Franco Colapinto (RA), Williams, +35,639
19. Guanyu Zhou (RCH), Sauber, +1:11,436 min
20. Sergio Pérez (MEX), Red Bull Racing, +1:14,371
World Championship Standings (after 22 out of 24 Grands Prix and 6 out of 6 Sprints)
the driver
01. Verstappen 404 points
02. Norris 347
03. Leclerc 323
04. Plate 276
05. Sainz 264
06. Russell 223
07. Hamilton 211
08. Perez 152
09. Alonso 62
10. Hulkenberg 37
11. Tsunoda 30
12. Gas 26
13. Walk 24
14. Ocon 23
15. Magnussen 14
16. Albon 12
17. Daniel Ricciardo (AUS) 12
18. Oliver Bearman (GB) 7
19. Colapinto 5
20. Lawson 4
21. Zhou 0
22. Logan Sargeant (USA) 0
23. Bota 0
Builders Cup
01. McLaren 623 points
02. Ferrari 593
03. Red Bull 556 Racing
04. Mercedes 434
05. Aston Martin 86
06. Haas 52
07. Alpine 49
08. Racing Bull 46
09. Williams 17
10. Sauber 0
All race winners
Silverstone 2021 – Max Verstappen (NL), Red Bull Racing
Monza 2021 – Valtteri Bottas (FIN), Mercedes
Interlagos 2021 – Valtteri Bottas (FIN), Mercedes
Imola 2022 – Max Verstappen (NL), Red Bull Racing
Red Bull Ring 2022 – Max Verstappen (NL), Red Bull Racing
Interlagos 2022 – George Russell (GB), Mercedes
Baku 2023 – Sergio Pérez (MEX), Red Bull Racing
Spielberg 2023 – Max Verstappen (NL), Red Bull Racing
Francorchamps 2023 – Max Verstappen (NL), Red Bull Racing
Qatar 2023 – Oscar Piastri (AUS), McLaren-Mercedes
Austin 2023 – Max Verstappen (NL), Red Bull Racing
Interlagos 2023 – Max Verstappen (NL), Red Bull Racing
Shanghai 2024 ¬– Max Verstappen (NL), Red Bull Racing
Miami 2024 – Max Verstappen (NL), Red Bull Racing
Spielberg 2024 – Max Verstappen (NL), Red Bull Racing
Austin 2024 – Max Verstappen (NL), Red Bull Racing
Interlagos 2024 – Lando Norris (GB), McLaren
Qatar 2024 – Oscar Piastri (AUS), McLaren-Mercedes
