Lewis Hamilton knocked out in first qualifying session in Saudi Arabia
Lewis Hamilton was sensationally knocked out at the first round of qualifying and will start only 16th for Sunday’s Saudi Arabian Grand Prix.
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Hamilton knocked out of Saudi qualifying
JEDDAH : Seven-times world champion Lewis Hamilton was knocked out of the opening phase of Saturday's qualifying for the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix.
Hamilton knocked out of Saudi Arabian Grand Prix qualifying
Lewis Hamilton was knocked out of the opening phase of Saturday's qualifying for the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix. The Briton, whose once-dominant Mercedes team have been wrong-footed by the sport's radical new rules, could manage no better than the 16th quickest time, missing out on progressing into the second part of the session by 0.087 seconds.
Lewis Hamilton incredibly eliminated from qualifying in Saudi Arabia to line up P16 for tomorrow's race
7-time Formula 1 world champion Lewis Hamilton will start tomorrow’s Saudi Arabian Grand Prix from a lowly 16th place after a hugely surprising qualifying display from the Briton left him eliminated from Q1 on Saturday evening.
Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton out in Q1 at Saudi Arabian Grand Prix qualifying, George Russell makes cut
Lewis Hamilton’s struggles continued as he failed to make the cut in Q1 in qualifying in Saudi Arabia. His team and the former world champion will be concerned as not only was he well down on the leaders — Carlos Sainz topped the initial run ahead of Red Bull’s Max Verstappen in second and third went to Charles Leclerc ahead of the second run — but George Russell was in touching distance, in fourth place.
Charles Leclerc ready for Saudi qualifying after topping third straight practice session
Ferrari's Charles Leclerc set the pace in final practice for the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix as Lewis Hamilton could only finish 11th.
Russell in perfect harmony with Hamilton as they take fight to rivals
Russell told AFP he has a good working relationship with his new Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton and says it is primordial to "recognise our fight is not with each other" but with their rivals. The 24-year-old English driver, in his first full campaign with Mercedes, is preparing for the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix on the back of a promising fourth place in the season-opening Bahrain race last Sunday. Russell replaced Valtteri Bottas alongside Hamilton and whilst the former Williams driver is second in the team's hierarchy there have been several examples of Formula One team-mates falling out.
Charles Leclerc fastest at FP3 in Saudi Arabia Grand Prix, Mercedes put in worrying performance
Charles Leclerc recorded the fastest time in the third practice session at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix on Saturday. With the end of the session closing in he put in a time of 1:29.735, just 0.033s ahead of current champion, Red Bull driver Max Verstappen. Ad/> Third fastest was Sergio Perez’s, Red Bull’s second driver, and Ferrari closed out the top four with Carlos Sainz.