Lewis Hamilton leaving Mercedes and joining Ferrari is only the good thing that happened to the Greatest driver on the Formula 1 grid this year. He is in his last legs with the Mercedes F1 team and it wasn't at all good. He is running out of luck from race to race at the Mercedes, and he feels he is driving slow for the team compared with george. His teammate George Russell was fast and gave tough competition to his rivals like Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri, putting Hamilton in Oblivion.
Lewis Hamilton the unlucky driver
A driver who is never short of confidence started thinking that he lost all his speed this year and is currently fighting a mental challenge. Once the luckiest driver in Formula 1 with luck favouring him in many title races and now become the Unluckiest driver. The Qatar Grand prix is a perfect example of how luck was running away from the British driver.
Opening Lap mistake
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Lewis Hamilton receives a 5-second penalty for a false start ⚠️
The Mercedes is currently running P8, and closing on Perez ahead. #F1 #QatarGP pic.twitter.com/n8ks0SO5Nn
Lewis Hamilton who is already under immense pressure due to lack of pace wanted to start better during the Qatar Grand prix. The man known for making no mistakes made a big mistake by jump-starting before the lights went out. He immediately got a time penalty of 5 seconds for that and served that during his pit stops which cost him some positions. But he didn't realise that the day for him was going from bad to worse.
Puncture due to Debris
Valtteri Bottas running over Alex Albon's wing mirror which caused tyre punctures for Sir Lewis Hamilton & Carlos Sainz. #f1 #formula1 #QatarGP #LewisHamilton #sportsinfoxtreme #GeorgeRussell #formulaone #CarlosSainz #Albon pic.twitter.com/iU0641d0T8
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Williams driver Alex Albon had some collisions and broke his front wing mirror. The debris was present all over the main straight as the FIA didn't clear them out. Lewis Hamilton already had a tyre which was almost dead but still going. After running over the Debris he got a tyre puncture which further pushed him down and went to the pits for change. A similar incident happened to Ferrari driver Carlos Sainz.
Another time penalty
Again he became unlucky with a time penalty for overspeeding inside the Pitlane during the safety car period. We don't know what happened to Hamilton as was going fast entering the pitlanes and suddenly realised about the allowed speeds inside the pits and entered the pit limiter.
#QatarGP 🇶🇦 | Lewis Hamilton post race:
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“There’s nothing really [to say], I don’t really want to revisit [those emotions].”
“The race, I mean, I’m still standing. It’s not how you fall it’s how you get back up, so I’ll get back up tomorrow and give it another shot next week.” pic.twitter.com/YMC0pgLznG
Lando Norris who is running behind Hamilton would have damaged his front wings by crashing behind Hamilton as he stopped suddenly. He also complained about Hamilton brake testing him. The Stewards who were watching all weekend of giving penalties to the drivers chose Lewis Hamilton as their next pick and gave him a 5-second grid penalty.
Lewis Hamilton is a born fighter. Mercedes gave him the option to retire from the race if he didn't wish to continue the race after serving the penalty. Lewis Decided to retire but suddenly changed his mind as his 5-second penalty would be carried to the next race and went for racing again. He was pushed to P15 after the penalty, but in the end, he came to P12. The driver still got one final race in Abu Dhabi.
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