Hamilton Concedes To Mercedes's Lack Of Pace: 'We Just Have To Accept It'

Lewis Hamilton shared his disappointment after a double SQ2 knockout for Mercedes during the Sprint qualifying at Miami International Autodrome.

The Mercedes F1 team previously teased upgrades they planned to introduce during the 2024 Miami Grand Prix weekend. These upgrades were suggested to have the potential to fix some of their cars' underlying issues.

However, as it turns out, after Friday's Sprint Qualifying, the German team seems to have made a step back, if anything. Both Lewis Hamilton and George Russell didn't even make it into the last part of Sprint Qualifying.

The 39-year-old blamed experimenting with the setup of his car for the underwhelming performances in some of the previous weekends, but he suggested that wasn't the case this time around as he told the media:

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Hamilton seemed really disappointed as he suggested there was nothing or no one else to blame but the pure pace of his W15.

Russell finished P11, while the seven-time World Champion took P12. They will now start the Sprint race from the sixth line on the grid, with the challenging task of making it into the top 8 to bring home at least some points.

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