'can't Get Much Worse' Than Qualifying Last - Hamilton

Lewis Hamilton said it "can't get overmuch worse than that" aft qualifying past for nan Las Vegas Grand Prix.

The seven-time champion's capacity was nan first clip he has been past connected axenic gait successful his 19-year Formula 1 career.

Hamilton lacked gait passim successful nan wet, conditions successful which he has scored immoderate of his top victories, and ended up 2.301 seconds slower than team-mate Charles Leclerc successful nan first session.

It is different debased for Hamilton successful a first play astatine Ferrari that he described arsenic "a nightmare" aft he retired from nan Sao Paulo Grand Prix 2 weeks ago.

Hamilton is yet to guidelines connected nan podium for Ferrari, though he did triumph nan sprint title successful China successful March.

"I don't really person words for it," he said.

"It's evidently not bully enough. I conscionable couldn't get somesthesia into nan tyres, had a batch of understeer and I deliberation 1 of my beforehand brakes was glazed truthful I was really struggling to extremity it successful nan corners.

"It's very annoying, of course, because successful P3 nan car was emotion awesome and I thought it was going to beryllium a awesome time and it turned retired to beryllium nan worst. It can't get overmuch worse than that."

Hamilton had been 5th fastest successful a 3rd believe convention that started bedewed but ended pinch nan drivers connected slick tyres.

But he was uncompetitive from nan disconnected successful nan bedewed conditions of qualifying, erstwhile utmost bedewed tyres were nan correct prime for some nan first 2 sessions.

Trying to dress up capable clip connected his last thigh to make it done into nan 2nd session, he was besides hindered by a yellowish emblem successful nan past sector, which meant he had to backmost off.

He missed getting a last thigh successful because he crossed nan statement astir a 2nd aft nan chequered emblem that brought nan convention to an end.

"I sewage yellowish flags successful nan past area and coming into Turn 17 location were yellowish flags," Hamilton said, "so I had to person a assistance and erstwhile I came to nan statement location was red.

"It was very slippery and nan first group of tyres didn't activity for america and I conscionable struggled to make nan power successful nan tyres for immoderate reason.

"It's a shame because nan guys person done specified a awesome occupation and nan car was emotion awesome successful FP3 and I really felt for illustration we had bully pace, but past nan rainfall came. There's not a batch to say, to beryllium honest."