Lewis Hamilton endured an awful Friday night at the Qatar Grand Prix as the seven-time champion was eliminated in SQ1 and will start the Sprint race from 18th position

Lewis Hamilton cannot wait for the end of this Formula 1 season. It has been a thoroughly dismal first campaign behind the wheel of a Ferrari and it seems set to conclude on another low note, following yet another premature exit in a qualifying session – this time for the Sprint race at the Qatar Grand Prix .

Seven-time F1 champion Hamilton found himself languishing in the bottom five at the start of his final run in SQ1 on Friday night. At any other stage in his career, it would have been a given that he would pull something out of the bag to lift himself out of danger, but that is no longer a certainty as he cont

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