Mercedes’ GPS Data Uncovers the Root of Lewis Hamilton’s Qualifying Struggles at Monza

Mercedes' GPS data uncovers the source of Lewis Hamilton's qualifying disappointments.

The team acknowledges Lewis Hamilton's irritation over not securing pole position at Monza.

Mercedes has identified the fundamental cause behind Lewis Hamilton’s dissatisfaction during the qualifying rounds at the F1 Italian Grand Prix after examining their GPS data.

Following his impressive performance in two out of the three practice sessions at Monza, where he posted the quickest times, Hamilton managed to secure only the sixth-fastest time during the qualifying rounds. This result came just a week after he failed to advance past Q2 at the Dutch Grand Prix, where he ended up in 12th place in the qualifiers.

The athlete, who has won the world championship seven times, expressed his extreme anger about his performance. He mentioned that Mercedes "deserved better" and felt he had squandered an opportunity to secure pole position.

Andrew Shovlin, who heads trackside engineering at Mercedes, disclosed that the team's data indicated how narrowly Hamilton missed out on contending for pole position.

“The situation could have been improved,” stated Shovlin. “Lewis' frustration is understandable when examining the GPS data, which shows that approaching the final corner, we were just a fraction of a second behind Lando's pole position time. However, Lewis struggled with the last corner.”

"He lost some time at that point, and without that delay, he would likely have been in the front row or even contending for the pole position."

George Russell surpassed his Mercedes colleague Lewis Hamilton for the 12th occasion this season, securing the third spot on the starting grid, just behind the McLaren drivers Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri.

"It's a similar situation with George; he was quite close approaching the last corner. His performance there was slightly improved, which secured him the P3 spot," Shovlin mentioned.

"However, in the latest races, the competition for the top positions has been stretching down to seventh and eighth place. There's often a very small gap, about two-tenths of a second, between many cars, making it crucial for drivers to execute their laps perfectly."

"Much to Lewis's frustration, he demonstrated impressive speed in Q2 but couldn't replicate that performance in his final attempt during Q3, resulting in a drop to P6. This outcome highlights just how competitive things are right now."

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