Hamilton reveals why Ferrari struggle massively in Qatar
Amidst woeful struggles at the Lusail International Circuit, Ferrari's seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton conceded that the Scuderia cannot find "any stability" in the SF-25 despite its experiments with the set-up.
Following a tough opening day at the Qatar Grand Prix, Ferrari’s woes continued on Saturday at the Lusail International Circuit.
Charles Leclerc made a poor start in the 19-lap sprint, immediately dropping out of the top-10. That left him in the midst of the midfield fights, and although he got close to Bearman, he could not find a way through.
His team-mate Lewis Hamilton started from the pit lane after opting for some set-up changes. The Briton was unable to make any progress from there.
The Grand Prix qualifying turned out to be another tough session for the Scuderia despite fine-tuning the SF25s in between the sprint and the main qualifying session.
Hamilton exited in Q1 to make that two races in a row where he has dropped out at the first time of asking. Leclerc made the cut into Q3, but he made Q3, but had a massive spin on his first lap in Q3, and had only used tyres for his final push lap.
Commenting on Ferrari's woeful weekend in Qatar, Hamilton added: "P18 is a disappointing result and doesn’t reflect the hard work the team has put in over the last two days.
"Clearly this track doesn’t seem to suit our car and we’re still working to identify a set-up that meets its needs. We’ll keep pushing, analyse the data tonight, and look for every opportunity to put ourselves back in the points tomorrow."
Asked to explain the issues with the car after the Sprint, Hamilton told Sky Sports F1: "We just don't have any stability. When I say that, (I mean) the rear end is not planted, so it's sliding, snapping a lot.
"I was generally feeling better. We made changes and I was feeling better, but just wasn’t quick," concluded the seven-time world champion.
