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After suggesting he had the pace in his Mercedes to be on the front two rows in Monaco, Lewis Hamilton will start a frustrating seventh.
Lewis Hamilton expressed frustration and concern about a trend he noticed emerging this season during the Monaco Grand Prix weekend. Despite showing promising pace in practice sessions, Hamilton ended up in seventh place on the grid for the race. He struggled in qualifying, finishing behind his teammate George Russell and polesitter Charles Leclerc. Hamilton mentioned that the performance of his car seemed to decrease during the qualifying sessions compared to practice. He also highlighted the possibility of the upgraded front wing on Russell’s car contributing to the performance gap. Despite the disappointing qualifying result, Hamilton acknowledged that he now expects to face challenges during qualifying sessions this season.
