BAKU :Lewis Hamilton had thought he could be fighting for pole position at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix after leading Friday practice but qualifying proved a bitter pill to swallow with 12th place on the starting grid.

The seven-times world champion's rollercoaster season with Ferrari continued, with Saturday's setback coming after the Briton had expressed fresh optimism.

"I’m obviously so disappointed," Hamilton told Sky Sports television.

"Our pace had been good. We’d been progressing, I was feeling really on it, didn’t make any mistakes... it was just that we didn’t have the right tyre on at the end," added the 40-year-old.

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