Hamilton disqualification blamed for disastrous Mercedes performance
Naomi Schiff of Sky Sports F1 has speculated that the team’s bad performance in the Brazilian Grand Prix last weekend might have been caused by Lewis Hamilton’s disqualification from the US Grand Prix.
It was evident throughout the weekend that Hamilton and teammate George Russell were not happy with the vehicle, especially considering how competitive they had been in the races before Brazil.
Russell’s weekend came to an end when he had to retire the vehicle while racing in eleventh place due to a power unit issue after receiving a penalty in qualifying.
Although he managed to finish ninth, AlphaTauri and Alpine, two middle cars, appeared to be sitting ducks for Hamilton in both the sprint and main races.
This was a huge surprise to the team who had proved themselves to be Red Bull’s main challengers in recent races, and Toto Wollf described it as the ‘worst performance in 13 years.’
Naomi Schiff of Sky Sports F1 has speculated that the team’s bad performance in the Brazilian Grand Prix last weekend might have been caused by Lewis Hamilton’s disqualification from the US Grand Prix.
It was evident throughout the weekend that Hamilton and teammate George Russell were not happy with the vehicle, especially considering how competitive they had been in the races before Brazil.
Russell’s weekend came to an end when he had to retire the vehicle while racing in eleventh place due to a power unit issue after receiving a penalty in qualifying.
Although he managed to finish ninth, AlphaTauri and Alpine, two middle cars, appeared to be sitting ducks for Hamilton in both the sprint and main races.
