Lewis Hamilton was “completely livid” to qualify sixth for the Italian Grand Prix, as he believes his errors value him an opportunity of pole place.
Mercedes was aggressive all through the session and Hamilton was provisionally on the second row after his first run of Q3, earlier than slipping to sixth along with his ultimate lap. The highest six have been coated by simply 0.186s in complete, and Hamilton says he didn’t put a clear lap collectively that value him an opportunity of beating Lando Norris’ benchmark.
“Completely livid,” Hamilton instructed Sky Sports activities. “I might have been on pole. I might have been at the least on the entrance row. I didn’t do the job in the long run. I misplaced a tenth and a half into Flip 1 and a couple of after which I misplaced one other tenth on the final nook. Nobody accountable however myself. Qualifying has been my weak spot for a minute now and I can’t determine it out. I’ll maintain making an attempt. “
Whereas Hamilton seems to reset forward of the race, he joked that Mercedes is likely to be higher off as soon as he strikes to Ferrari and is changed by Andrea Kimi Antonelli in 2025.
“Most likely somewhat little bit of kicking myself over the subsequent couple of hours. In the end I’ve acquired to maneuver forwards. We’ve got race automotive, the group have performed an incredible job this weekend,” he mentioned. “The automotive has been feeling a lot better than the final race and the group deserve higher. Possibly they’ll get that with Kimi.”
Hamilton additionally believes he’s unlikely to be within the combine for victory from sixth on the grid, given how shut the sphere is when it comes to outright efficiency.
“The prospect of preventing for a race win is out the window and tomorrow I’ve acquired to try to recuperate as a lot as I can, and see if I can get previous the Ferraris and check out difficult to get a podium.”