The F1 world had been repping up for the clash of the 2024 championship rivals in Brazil. However, due to his close relationship with the South American nation, race is often understood as the backyard of Lewis Hamilton. This excited fans that the Brit might get in a stellar lap and end his run of mediocre performances, but disaster struck at Interlagos, Hamilton got knocked out in SQ2.

Subsequently, fans quickly jumped upon him and bemoaned his effort. Lewis Hamilton was heard struggling over the radio in FP1 as he seemed to be in a lot of pain. Despite the concerns, Mercedes asserted that everything was fine and that the seven-time champion could continue racing in the weekend.

However, his woes were not over as his pace in Sprint qualifying was underwhelming, which got him eliminated from making it into the top 10 shootout. This left fans discontent with his subpar qualifying lap, they brutally mocked the Englishman while reacting to the post about his elimination from SQ2. LETS ALL LAUGH AT CARMILTON— underchosen (@underchosen) November 1, 2024Hard luck Lewis— JoeBanks | TopTier Trader Head Of Community (@JoeBankss) November 1, 2024Hamilton Out🤯Perez Out🤦‍♂️— Chandan (@AmTheChandan) November 1, 2024Lewis 🙁— Nikki (@NikkiMermaid1) November 1, 2024Damn it, Lewis step it up— 🅳🆈🅻🅰🅽 🅶🅸🅻🅻 (@DylanGillArt) November 1, 2024Hamilton gonna need a good sprint race tomorrow.

He can comeback 💪— RAF7 (@raf7sports) November 1, 2024On the other hand, Hamilton’s fanbase reckoned it to be a hard day for the seven-time champion. Furthermore, they did not give up their faith in the Mercedes driver and hoped for a better Sprint race that Hamilton could be delighted with. RELATEDRed Bull set to rename $1.

1 billion F1 team post-Daniel Ricciardo exitLewis Hamilton struggled with various issues during Sprint qualifyingThough Hamilton’s sprint qualifying was already a bit hindered by his back pain, the W15’s inability to get in the working window further tainted his afternoon. His teammate George Russell remained the quicker Silver Arrow and was able to adjust to the issues with the W15. Lewis Hamilton (Via: Imago)Moreover, when the 39-year-old’s race engineer explained to him about his issues, a broader picture was revealed that Hamilton had been struggling to hold tire temperature in the cooler climate.

The difference that we see to George is he’s pushing more through 6-7, so higher temps 6-7, maybe better grip for the rest of the lap. Peter Bonnington told Lewis Hamilton📻 | Bono: “The difference that we see to George is he’s pushing more through 6-7, so higher temps 6-7, maybe better grip for the rest of the lap. ”— deni (@fiagirly) November 1, 2024Thus, the 39-year-old would start from the Sprint race from the lower half of the grid.

His current performance could be interpreted as a difficult weekend lined up for him that could dishearten his fans. RELATEDMax Verstappen takes feisty jibe at critics over Mexican GP falloutOn the other hand, McLaren aced the pack during Sprint qualifying. Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris have locked out the front row, which could play out in the favor of the English team to extend their lead in the constructor’s standings amidst resurging hopes of the Ferrari F1 team.