While Lewis Hamilton remains upbeat at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, dropping out in the Q2 stage of qualifying was an unwelcomed setback.

Having expected to challenge for a grid slot at the sharp end of the field, Hamilton instead missed out on the pole position shootout. He believes a major error was made when Ferrari tried to make Q3 on soft tyres, which they regarded as the slower compound.

Lewis Hamilton rues Ferrari Baku GP tyre error

Hamilton had ended Friday practice in P1, but P12 on the grid was the best he could manage come qualifying.

The soft versus medium tyre strategy proved an interesting subplot in a chaotic qualifying. With six red flags, a new record was set for an F1 qualifying session.

Ferrari chased a Q3 spot for Hamilton with soft tyres, but he would fail to make

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