Hamilton not happy with own pace: "I need to figure that out"

16:54, 19 Nov 2021
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Lewis Hamilton was unable to impress on Friday in Qatar with two fourth places. He was reportedly running an older engine and a different set-up to Valtteri Bottas, so there may be more in store for the Mercedes driver.

Hamilton himself is visibly dissatisfied with his results on Friday. "I don't even know how big the gap is but I am off. So, I am definitely not close," he said in a conversation with Sky Sports.

Hamilton not concerned with Verstappen incident

Friday in Qatar was largely dominated by the decision of the stewards, who ruled that the incident between Hamilton and Max Verstappen in Brazil did not need further investigation. "I don't have thoughts on it because I was not part of it. I have been focussing on my weekends," he added.

The Mercedes driver doesn't want to say more than that about it. "At the moment as I said I am a little bit slow and I need to figure that out," the Briton concludes.

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BTom 19 November 2021 at 17:54+ 652

Mind games from LH. Tomorrow comes the bullet engine

Fangio 19 November 2021 at 17:26+ 861

Indeed Bret. You said it. Sandbagging as hell. I am pretty sure Mercedes will continue their trajectory of mechanical doping this weekend. Hopefully RB steps in and the FIA is willing to guarantee a level playing field.

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Wim Horst 19 November 2021 at 17:23+ 6837

no cheat this weekend Lewis? because everybody is watching

Mike tt 19 November 2021 at 17:17+ 13313

Did Lewis have his wings (ahem) clipped?

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LunarTic 19 November 2021 at 17:22+ 9855

Maybe Max should ''touch'' his car again

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Bret 19 November 2021 at 17:10+ 43891

The liar is sandbagging with an old engine. Deceitful 51g