Lewis Hamilton of Great Britain and Mercedes talks to the media in the TV media pen- Source: Getty
Mercedes Trackside Engineering Director Andrew Shovlin claimed that the setup changes cost Lewis Hamilton as the F1 legend failed to get out of the Q1 during the US Grand Prix qualifying on Saturday. The 39-year-old is the most successful driver at the Circuit of the Americas, with five wins, that came in 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017.
Despite struggling in 2022 and 2023, he was also in contention for race wins in both years and wrung the neck of his car. However, Hamilton, who has not qualified out of the top 5 at the track, could not replicate his magic on Saturday as he failed to qualify for Q2 and finished the session in P19 after his last lap in Q1 was deleted.
On Mercedes's official website, Shovlin explained that Lewis Hamilton suffered some issues with his W15 and that compelled them to change the setup and said:
