Lewis Hamilton Dreads “Frustrating” Race at Temple of Speed

Formula 1 is in Italy for the 16th race of the season. As the qualifying has ended ahead of Sunday’s race, it has been the usual Ferraris fighting the Red Bulls for the top spot while Mercedes trying hard to find the hard ground. Lewis Hamilton, who receives a grid penalty on the race tomorrow, reveals further.

As he’s got an uphill task tomorrow to cover up the field, Hamilton opens up in the post-qualifying interview. The seven-time F1 world champion stated, “It’s going to be tough tomorrow because the DRS doesn’t make a huge difference, it’s quite small.”

“I think most people will be in the DRS train so it could be a frustrating day, but nonetheless I’ll try to be positive going into it,” conveyed the driver of no. 44 car.

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Since Hamilton will start from the back of the grid, the DRS wouldn’t be of much help since the DRS range isn’t very effective in Monza. Moreover, as stated by the driver himself, drivers like Sainz, Perez, or Tsunoda will all be there on the DRS train.

How does the Italian GP stand for Lewis Hamilton?

Lewis Hamilton had a decent qualifying session at Monza. The Silver Arrows star ended Q1 and Q2 with respectable P9 and P5 positions, respectively. Moreover, Hamilton was in the top 10 in every practice session at this circuit.

The Mercedes star is to start from the back of the grid after receiving a grid penalty for taking in new parts. Even though Hamilton has qualified in P5 with 1:21.524, the penalty will see him start in P19, ahead of AlphaTauri’s Yuki Tsunoda.

Interestingly, Hamilton’s teammate George Russell starts from P2 alongside pole sitter Charles Leclerc. Russell, who finished behind Hamilton in the qualifying, has a chance to increase his podium count to seven this season.

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The young Brit also has an outstanding record of finishing every race inside the top five, except the British Grand Prix. All in all, the race on Sunday at Monza feels to be a mouthwatering fixture with all the confusing grid penalties and ups and down starting positions for everyone, including Lewis Hamilton.