Abu Dhabi qualifying
Curious incident – Hamilton out in Q1
A curious incident turned qualifying for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix into a disaster for Lewis Hamilton.
Kevin Magnussen, who was driving in front of him, had apparently "taken" a bollard from the edge of the track and pushed it onto the track while trying to deviate from the racing line. Hamilton "inherited" the part and dragged it under his car in the last two corners. Needless to say, that was the end of his time. A huge blow for the Mercedes veteran!
Whether there will be consequences for Magnussen remains to be seen. One thing is certain: Hamilton will tackle Sunday's race from 18th on the grid.
"It was just bad luck"
The unlucky driver remained composed after qualifying. "I've been worse," Hamilton tried to put things into perspective: "It was just bad luck today. I had prepared well, the set-up was right, the team worked well, I really couldn't do anything about the incident." Even more curious: "I didn't even know that the bollard was under my car. I had just tried my best - that was really bad luck. Hopefully that was the end of my run of bad luck."
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