P1racenews AI automatic summary:
Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton said he “will struggle to make the top-10” in Sunday’s Formula 1 Dutch Grand Prix after a Q2 exit in Saturday’s qualifying session. Hamilton was riding high coming into the summer break with two wins in the last three races amid Mercedes’ resurgence. Zandvoort, a tight and twisty circuit with banked sequences […]
Hamilton had a challenging qualifying session at Zandvoort, starting 12th on the grid for Sunday’s race after struggling to find pace in the tight and twisty circuit. Despite posting a respectable time in FP2, changes made to his Mercedes overnight tilted the car’s balance towards oversteer, hampering his performance. Hamilton expressed concerns about the difficulty of making up ground and getting into the top 10 for the race. The Briton’s fight for victory at the circuit where he has never won will be even tougher, with his rivals comfortably inside the top 10 positions. Hamilton’s quest for a win at Zandvoort in 2024 will require a remarkable performance on race day to overcome the challenges he faces.
