Lewis Hamilton collected a rogue post in the closing corners of his second Q1 lap; somehow, the seven-time champion missed advancing by just .093 seconds.
In the final sector of Lewis Hamilton's last qualifying lap with Mercedes at Yas Marina Circuit on Saturday, the seven-time champion collected a bollard that was dislodged by another competitor, ruining the W15's aerodynamics and ending his qualifying prematurely. Kevin Magnussen was slowing as Hamilton approached him on his final lap, and the Haas driver moved off the track in his final race to clear up space.
''Yes, Lewis,' Toto Wolff responded. 'It was bad.'Hamilton believes that he would have had to speed to compete for a podium if it wasn't for the perfectly timed hazard.'You couldn’t have timed it more perfect,' Hamilton told SkySports. 'It was meant to be. I was really hopeful,' Hamilton continued. 'I really thought we had a chance to end on the podium. The car was feeling good, but it wasn’t meant to be in the end.
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