Lewis Hamilton in shock Q1 exit at US GP

Lewis Hamilton eliminated in Q1 at Austin for the 2024 US GP

Lewis Hamilton labelled his Mercedes Formula 1 car's set-up as 'a mess', after his qualifying struggles continued at the United States Grand Prix after he was dramatically knocked out in Q1. The Mercedes driver had left it late in the first qualifying segment to try to get through to Q2, but it all went wrong as he failed to produce the lap time needed.

Hamilton reckoned his Q1 exit stemmed from the front suspension issue that he carried during the sprint, and the subsequent set-up changes made the car 'a nightmare'. 'I mean, it's been pretty terrible. The car felt great yesterday, so I obviously came really optimistic for today,' Hamilton explained. ' something failed in the front suspension, literally as we pulled away from the line for the formation lap, and I had that through the race.

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