Hamilton was left in despondent mood after finishing seventh in Friday's Sprint Qualifying, five places and a considerable four tenths of a second behind his Mercedes team-mate George Russell.
The 2024 Qatar Grand Prix represents Lewis Hamilton’s penultimate race with the Mercedes F1 team — the outfit that gave him six World Championships and launched him into the history books.
Hamilton suffered a fresh setback at the start of his penultimate weekend as a Mercedes driver before his winter switch to Ferrari. "It was the same as every other qualifying, not that great ...
With Hamilton moving on to Ferrari next year and his teammate George Russell staying with Mercedes, it's logical that the cars are being set up more towards one's driving style than the other.