Hamilton reveals poor relationship after disastrous weekend

Lewis Hamilton has admitted that his relationship with his Mercedes car was distinctly fraught at the Qatar Grand Prix.

The Formula 1 legend finished second in Las Vegas last weekend, and would likely have won were it not for being 'out of rhythm' in qualifying, but couldn't replicate that form in Lusail.

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George Russell out-qualified his team-mate once again at Lusail, with the younger Mercedes driver starting on pole as Hamilton languished in P6.

Hamilton delivered a brutal assessment of his performance after sprint qualifying, where he stated he was ‘not fast’ anymore, and looked forward to the winter break.

Lewis Hamilton suffers nightmare Qatar GP result

Hamilton’s fortunes did not improve during the race in Qatar either, where the champion was initially penalised for a false start.

Moreover, the 39-year-old received a puncture after he ran over the debris of a dismantled wing mirror, and was forced to pit which saw him tumble down the order.

Following yet another penalty for speeding in the pitlane, Hamilton found himself finishing the race out of the points and in P12.

Speaking to the media after the race, the champion once again delivered a deflated response, and claimed that he had fallen out with the car.

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"It just didn’t really go that great but these things happen. Don’t judge me by how many times I fall but I'm going to get up tomorrow and give it another go,” Hamilton said to Sky Sports after the race.

"The car and I don’t get along really that well. But we were very, very far off in the beginning and we didn’t have enough wing in to start with, the cars were quite different and it wasn’t really great to drive.

"But my fault today so apologies to the team for the false start and then the pit-lane incident."

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