Lewis Hamilton deplores crucial F1 ‘pain in the ass’ after qualifying woe

Lewis Hamilton qualified sixth for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, finishing 1.3 seconds behind polesitter George Russell in Q3. The Ferrari driver described the tyres and execution during qualifying as 'a pain in the arse,' despite having placed in the top five across all three Free Practice sessions. Hamilton still has podium aspirations for the race, given Baku's unpredictable nature and long straights, though the SF26 is not ideally suited to the circuit.