"This hurts a lot": Fans react to Lewis Hamilton's disastrous qualifying at Las Vegas GP as teammate George Russell takes pole position

Lewis Hamilton made a grave mistake in his final flying lap in Q3, which put him in P10 for Sunday's Las Vegas Grand Prix. The Mercedes driver has been in scintillating form this weekend, but that one mistake cost him massively as his teammate George Russell claimed the pole position. Reacting to the situation, fans took to social media.

Hamilton had a brilliant Friday where the seven-time world champion finished on top of both the Free Practice sessions. He was ahead of his teammate, Russell, in FP1, while he got the better of Lando Norris of McLaren in FP2.

In FP3, Hamilton managed P6 but was well within the top spots. On Saturday, the British driver passed Q1 and Q2 with flying colors. He ended up in P2 in Q1 and then, P1 again in Q2. However, his Q3 brought him the disaster.

Hamilton was targeting the pole position on his final flying lap. However, he lost control of his Mercedes at a turn and experienced a jitter. As a result, he lost an ample amount of time, which cost him a place in the front row.

As the qualifying session concluded, fans took to social media to share their reactions. Below are some reactions taken from micro-blogging site X, formerly Twitter:

Reacting to the Q3 result, a fan wrote:

"This hurts a lot."

Another fan wrote, "Damn… the weekend was going so well."

"Man Hamilton just … bottled it … I’m speechless," another fan wrote.

"Lewis messed up a fine opportunity for pole. Let's hope he has a good race tomorrow. Going forward, I think he needs to cut out the distractions and refocus to make the most of a resurgent Ferrari next year," wrote another fan.

"It was meant to be a perfect weekend," a fan wrote.

Another fan wrote, "Can't even deal with it again."

As George Russell claimed the Las Vegas GP pole, Carlos Sainz and Pierre Gasly wrapped up the top three. Charles Leclerc and Max Verstappen claimed P4 and P5 starting positions, respectively.

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Lewis Hamilton shared his thoughts following a disastrous Q3 outing

Following the conclusion of the 2024 Las Vegas Grand Prix qualifying, Lewis Hamilton touched upon his aim for the race. The Mercedes driver said:

"It is what it is. It’s been a good weekend so far, so I’ll give it my best shot tomorrow and congrats to George.”

Lewis Hamilton of Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team - Source: Getty

“Conditions are great. Nice and cool. It’s been nice all weekend. I’m really quite far back so I’ll just see what I can do from there. Degradation is gonna be key, had an eventful race here last year so," he added.

Lewis Hamilton stands in P7 in the Drivers' Championship with 190 points, two points behind his teammate George Russell. Mercedes stands in P4 in the Constructors' Championship with 382 points.