Disaster for Lewis Hamilton as Mercedes superstar set for a pitlane start in the F1 Azerbaijan GP

Disaster for Lewis Hamilton as Mercedes superstar set for a pitlane start in the F1 Azerbaijan GP
ByCharanjot Singh Kohli
In a major blow for Lewis Hamilton, the Mercedes driver is set for a pitlane begin within the 2024 F1 Azerbaijan GP due to the group picking up a modern control unit. The driver was at first gathered to begin the race in P7, where he qualified on Saturday, but by the looks of it, The Race reports that the team has chosen to require the punishment here.

This makes Lewis Hamilton’s race indeed more complicated, as in spite of the fact that there have been races in Baku where drivers have made their way through the field, it’s not been simple within the last few a long time. These modern eras of cars have not created the finest on-track activity around the track, and the long DRS trains may demonstrate to be a huge concern.
Lewis Hamilton did not have the most excellent qualifying either on Saturday, as he was nearly half a moment off on his teammate George Russell’s time. Talking to F1TV, the driver had uncovered that tire temperatures proved to be a major challenge. He said,

“Qualifying was baffling as we had a great day recently and I thought we can be within the battle for the front two lines. Shockingly, I was battling to induce the tires working which is what it is all almost. We are going examine why that was as a group and ideally make changes moving forward.”

He included,
“The aim is to move forward tomorrow, and I am remaining positive that we are able do so. It isn’t continuously simple to progress here, but we have a somewhat diverse tyre strategy to others which may offer assistance us. We’ll too ought to see after the tires because it is easy to endure with the backs. On the off chance that we can do so, at that point ideally ready to have an improved day than we had nowadays.”
 Lewis Hamilton’s teammate George Russell starts the race in P5
Lewis Hamilton’s teammate George Russell had a somewhat better run in qualifying and will start the race in P5. The Mercedes driver also struggled with tire temperature issues but for him, it was a result of the Alex Albon incident before the start of the final runs in Q3 that led to it.

The Mercedes driver will start the race on the third row with Max Verstappen alongside him. Looking back at his qualifying, George was more or less happy with what he’d achieved, as he said,
“I was pretty happy with my laps in qualifying. They all felt strong but unfortunately, we didn’t quite have the pace to fight for pole position. We topped the times in FP3, but we knew that this flattered us a little bit, having run right at the very end of the session. We thought we would be in a battle just outside of the top three. It is therefore a little frustrating to be half-a-tenth from P3 but P5 isn’t a bad place to start from.”
Going into the summer break with Lewis Hamilton having two wins and George Russell picking up one, Mercedes would not have hoped for such a reversal of fortunes. It remains to be seen what Lewis can achieve in the race from his starting position.