Lewis Hamilton has stated Ferrari is “struggling massive time” after he solely certified twelfth for the Miami Grand Prix, exiting in Q2 for the primary time for the Scuderia.
His teammate Charles Leclerc was eighth on a day to neglect for Ferrari, with Hamilton solely 0.058secs off the Monegasque’s tempo within the second session however not fast sufficient to make it into the shootout for pole.
Max Verstappen set the quickest time, simply pipping Lando Norris to pole, with rookie Kimi Antonelli persevering with a stunning debut season as he certified third-fastest.
“We’ll maintain attempting. We’re solely six races in however we’re struggling massive time,” Hamilton informed Sky Sports activities after qualifying.
“We try our hardest to not make massive set-up modifications however it doesn’t matter what we do it is so inconsistent each time we exit.”
It marked a dramatic fall again right down to earth for the seven-time champion, who completed third in Saturday’s dash after an impressed resolution to pit early on a changeable day of climate in Florida.
“Now we have issues with brakes, issues with this instability that we’re scuffling with and we’re typically not fast sufficient. Simply to get by means of to Q3 is hard for us,” he continued.
“As soon as you might be on the backfoot, it is exhausting to choose up the factors.”
Leclerc minimize a equally pissed off determine after he completed eighth. It was a poor day for him: he failed to start out the dash after aquaplaning into the wall throughout a torrential downpour earlier on Saturday, with the race delayed attributable to poor visibility on the observe and resuming when situations improved.
Circumstances stayed fantastic and dry for qualifying however the Ferrari continued to battle.
“There was one thing unusual in qualifying, one thing off,” Leclerc stated. “I used to be fully out of the window of the automotive for some cause.
“The sensation shouldn’t be nice. Nevertheless it’s the way in which it’s. It is simply irritating as a result of while you do your finest and the very best is P8, with a Ferrari it hurts. I did not do any errors… we’re simply not quick sufficient.”
