This is why Lewis Hamilton was eliminated in Q1 in Abu Dhabi
The Briton had a bad last qualifying session with Mercedes. The seven-time world champion was eliminated in Q1 due to an unintentional move by Kevin Magnussen.
A turn that could change everything. So, in a quick lap to try to qualify for Q2, Lewis Hamilton had an unfortunate encounter along the way. Kevin Magnussen, very slow at that moment, went off the track not to hinder the Mercedes driver.
But the Danish driver hit a cone that ended up in the middle of the track. It then got stuck under the seven-time world champion’s car. This situation caused him to lose a considerable amount of time, as briefly explained by Mercedes. This theory was confirmed by photos published by F1 on Instagram.
With this unfortunate meeting, Lewis Hamilton only achieved the 18th time. With the ten-place penalty for Charles Leclerc, <a href="/f1/actualite/35412-leclerc-penalise-10-places-grille-abu-dhabi.html" title="Leclerc penalised 10 places on the grid in Abu Dhabi
" The man at number 44 will start from 17th place tomorrow for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix."
