He was eliminated from the United States Grand Prix in the third round Lewis Hamilton.
The British pilot actually faced serious problems during the qualifying session, and the seven-time world champion, who complained about the suspension, finished the race for the second to last time in the morning according to Hungarian time. After that, Hamilton had a good start to the race, but it was difficult for him to steer the car, and on the third lap the rear wheels lost grip. Thus Hamilton ended up in the gravel bed and had to abandon the race.
Lewis Hamilton said the only option for him was to start in the pits so they could change the undriveable car.
Mercedes refused to change it. Hamilton started 17th, and gained five positions before the hard tires blew two laps later. pic.twitter.com/l0Wx4CezAP
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It was a great situation to begin with because Max Verstappen and Lando Norris Taking advantage of the battle, the two Ferraris attacked, but after the safety car phase, the members of the front row got closer to each other. By the way, Hamilton actually indicated after the time trial that he should have slapped the car and started from the pit lane, and according to the signals, he should have been listened to.
At the time of publishing our article, the competition was still ongoing. Charles Leclerc In front, followed by Verstappen in order, Carlos Sainz Norris leads after 10 laps.