Hamilton Writes Off Dutch Grand Prix Weekend After 'Shocking' Qualifying

Lewis Hamilton said the weekend was "done" for him after a failed qualifying session at the 2024 Dutch Grand Prix.

The seven-time World Champion came to the Circuit Zandvoort on a positive streak as he hasn't finished worse than P4 in any of the preceding six Grand Prix weekends.

While anything could happen during Sunday's race, it looked like it would be super challenging for the 39-year-old to keep this streak going after the qualifying.

In Q1, Hamilton looked like one of the fastest drivers on track. However, he suddenly lost performance and was knocked out of Q2, which meant he would have to start the Grand Prix race from P12.

In Q2, his final lap was 0.452 seconds slower than the fastest one set by Lando Norris and 0.396 seconds slower than the one set by his teammate. Hamilton told Sky Sports after qualifying:

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In an interview with F1TV, the seven-time World Champion looked even more destroyed and said the weekend in the Netherlands was basically over for him.

On top of everything, Hamilton impeded Sergio Perez on one of the Mexican's flying laps and was threatened with an additional penalty that would put him at least three positions back—P15.

Considering that Zandvoort is one of the most challenging circuits for overtaking, Hamilton's weekend didn't look promising.

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