Lewis Hamilton once again reminded us why he is a seven-time world champion, and why he has a reputation as one of the greatest drivers in wet conditions.
In a race where no one else made up more than three positions, he managed to gain eleven. Let’s break down how Hamilton pulled this off and determine how much of it came down to luck and how much was pure skill.
Inside Lewis Hamilton’s incredible Belgian GP comeback
It’s true that we’ve seen Hamilton make mistakes in qualifying before, even exiting in Q1 during Mercedes’ difficult transitional phase at the start of the new car generation in 2022. But no one expected to see Lewis fail to make it past Q1 twice in a single weekend.
Both on Friday and Saturday, the poor results came solely as a result of his own mistakes. In the Sprint Q