Lewis Hamilton (44) drives during Sprint Qualifying at the 2024 F1 United States Grand Prix. (Photo by Bob Kupbens/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
Lewis Hamilton recently had a poor sprint qualifying session at the 2024 F1 US GP where he only managed to secure P7. This was a result of a yellow flag, a slight on-track mistake, and an early exit onto a less grippy track.
At the beginning of the sprint qualifying, the British driver looked extremely quick around the Circuit of the Americas. He was able to clock the fastest lap and stay at the top for most of the session. He ended SQ1 in P2 after Ferrari's Charles Leclerc bagged the top spot. Even in SQ2, he was in third position, only behind Carlos Sainz and his 2021 rival, Max Verstappen.
The issues for Lewis Hamilton began in SQ3, and they came one after another at the multiple world championships. He along with his teammate George Russell and Williams driver Franco Colapinto were three drivers who came onto the track quite early in the session. During this time, the track was not ramped up and the grip was slightly low.
