It was a disappointing day for Mercedes on the Italian Grand Prix, with Lewis Hamilton admitting that he struggled to make progress from a lonely fifth place whereas George Russell was left to rue the influence of a troublesome begin, having ultimately crossed the road in P7.
After being crucial of his personal qualifying efficiency on Saturday – a day on which he felt he may have taken pole place – Hamilton tried to make amends on Sunday from P6 on the grid. Finally, although, the seven-time world champion couldn’t match the tempo of the Ferrari and McLaren automobiles forward.
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Reflecting on his afternoon at Monza, Hamilton commented: “It was a very uninteresting, uninteresting day. I hoped to have extra tempo and have the ability to progress, however I couldn’t even… I imply, I used to be I feel as fast for some time with Carlos [Sainz] however then I had extra deg[radation], possibly as I used to be proper behind, unsure.
“Yeah, simply right this moment for some motive we didn’t have the tempo.”
Requested if he had discovered place on Sunday to grasp what had gone incorrect on qualifying day, Hamilton defined: “Yeah, when it comes to understanding yesterday, I positively have to go away and attempt to determine it out, however I’ve been attempting to determine it out for ages in any case.