Lewis Hamilton 'seething' and needs just five words to describe Las Vegas GP error

Lewis Hamilton looked furious aft a fistful of mistakes outgo him successful Las Vegas Grand Prix qualifying, saying "it is what it is" aft being asked what went incorrect earlier finishing successful 10th place

Lewis Hamilton could not fell his vexation aft 2 costly errors successful Las Vegas Grand Prix qualifying which mean helium volition commencement Sunday's contention successful 10th place.

The Brit had a nightmare Q3 arsenic a mistake connected crook 12 saw him spell disconnected track, forcing him to wantonness the thigh and aboriginal suffered a drawback connected his 2nd attempt.

There was overmuch amended occurrence for Hamilton's Mercedes team-mate George Russell, who finished successful rod presumption for the contention successful Sin City - seeing disconnected Ferrari's Carlos Sainz by conscionable 0.098 seconds.

Sky Sports Formula 1 pundit Martin Brundle summed up the concern perfectly arsenic helium claimed the Mercedes operator would beryllium furious astir his mistakes that resigned him to 10th.

"Lewis volition beryllium seething with himself," helium said aft the qualifying session. "He indispensable person tally wide due to the fact that it was deleted. His team-mate is connected rod and Lewis volition commencement 10th."

Hamilton chopped a dejected fig aft his disappointing effect and said "It is what it is", adding: "It's been a bully play truthful acold truthful I'll springiness it my champion changeable tomorrow.

"Congrats to George. Conditions are great, it's bully and cool, it's been truly bully each weekend. I'm truly rather acold backmost truthful I'll conscionable spot what I tin bash from there. Degradation is going to beryllium key, they had an eventful contention present past year."

Russell was elated by opposition aft securing rod and said helium was "surprised" by however speedy helium was connected the track.

"I felt assured successful myself and knew if I did a cleanable lap, I would beryllium connected the beforehand row," helium said. "To get rod is unthinkable but yet we person had a fewer bully qualifyings and request to person it.

"We person to bash immoderate heavy diving to recognize wherefore we person been truthful speedy this play due to the fact that it was a existent surprise."

The main lawsuit of the Las Vegas Grand Prix volition beryllium the conflict betwixt Max Verstappen and Lando Norris - with the erstwhile aiming to unafraid the world title by seeing disconnected his British rival connected Sunday.