Although he showed strong speed during practice, rain and a damp circuit during qualifying disrupted the session, and Hamilton was unable to find any performance, leaving him at the back of the grid.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\"I just don't really have words for it. It's obviously not good enough, and I didn't have any -- I couldn't get any temperature into the tyres. I just had a lot of understeer, and then I think one of my front brakes was glazed, so I was really struggling to stop in the corners,\u201d said Hamilton following his Q1 exit.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Hamilton\u2019s result signalled an unwelcome milestone for the seven-time World Champion and marked the first time a Ferrari has qualified slowest since the 2009 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
In the much drier final practice session, Hamilton had demonstrated encouraging speed, finishing fifth fastest.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Of the drop off in the wet, he added, \"It's very annoying, of course, because I felt in (FP3) that the car was feeling awesome. Honestly, I thought it was going to be a great day, but it's turned out to be the worst. So it obviously can't get much worse than that.\"<\/p>\r\n\r\n
In the much drier final practice session, Hamilton had demonstrated encouraging speed, finishing fifth fastest.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
He also seemed to strike a loose cone during the session, a moment that may have unintentionally affected his pace.<\/p>\r\n\r\n