Lewis Hamilton revealed that tweaks made to his Ferrari tipped it over the edge as he missed out on a potential Formula 1 pole position in the Singapore Grand Prix qualifying. The seven-time world champion looked the driver to beat in qualifying after going quickest in the first and second parts, but he could not repeat his searing pace when it mattered most during Q3.
Hamilton was seen fighting his Ferrari on both his Q3 runs as he fell 0.123 seconds shy of Max Verstappen’s pole time, and was also pipped to second place by Ferrari team-mate Charles Leclerc who improved at the last. A frustrated Hamilton admitted he went too far with the changes he made to his SF-26 in his bid to claim a first F1 pole in over three years.
We made some changes going into qualifying, the car was feeling so much better, and I really felt like she had more in her. So we were just pushing her more and more through the laps and through the sessions, Hamilton explained regarding the tricky balance changes.
Q1 and Q2 were awesome, we got to Q3 and snaps in Turn 1 and 3 put me two tenths down. The rest of the lap was good, and then the last lap, just again struggled with snapping, he added, pointing out the exact moments where his qualifying session unraveled.
Hamilton put the snappiness of his Ferrari down to balance, having described the team's challenger as having a narrow optimum performance window. Despite the disappointment of missing out on pole position, the veteran British driver remains focused on making the most out of race day strategy.
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