Hamilton Struggles to Seventh on Zandvoort Grid
Lewis Hamilton described his Saturday performance at the Dutch Grand Prix sprint qualifying as a “totale disastro” after struggling to a disappointing seventh-place finish on the grid. The Mercedes driver’s afternoon unravelled at Circuit Zandvoort following a series of setup changes that drastically altered the balance of his W15.
Setup Missteps Derail W15 Balance
According to Motorsport.com and FormulaPassion, Hamilton reported that his car felt completely fine during the opening practice session before a sequence of minor adjustments pushed the machine in the wrong direction ahead of the afternoon competitive running.
“In Practice 1 everything was okay, then we made small modifications and it was a disaster,” Hamilton told reporters after climbing out of the cockpit, summing up a frustrating session in front of a packed partisan crowd in the Netherlands.
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