25/07/2025 18:20
Lewis Hamilton has revealed his session-ending issue during sprint
qualifying at Spa-Francorchamps was a career first for him.
Hamilton suffered an early exit during the session after spinning
at the penultimate corner on his final SQ1 attempt. The seven-time
champion ended the session in 18th place, marking a disastrous
outing for the Ferrari driver during a weekend in which he is
running a new rear suspension. When quizzed over what happened at
the last chicane, Hamilton said: "I spun." Hamilton was then asked
if it was rear locking, to which he nodded: "Mmhmm."The first time,
I think, in my career." Hamilton offered little insight into the
car's feeling with the rear suspension upgrade in play. "Not great,
not great," he said in response to being asked how the car felt on
the track. "There's not really a lot to say." Hamilton then shook
his head when queried if the car had become more drivable. Having
endured a difficult opening day of on-track action at Spa, Hamilton
is hopeful he can turn around his fortunes during qualifying on
Saturday. "Tomorrow is a new day. I'm massively frustrated. "A lot
of work has gone in, and to be there is not really great.
Hopefully, tomorrow will be better." Hamilton's early exit on
Friday marked the first time this year he has failed to advance out
of the opening qualifying segment with Ferrari.
