F1 analyst surprised by Hamilton's reaction after afwul result

Lewis Hamilton’s season has already been a turbulent one, but when bad luck gets thrown into the mix as well, it just adds insult to injury.

The seven-time world champion, already struggling to extract the full potential from the SF-25, had a costly mishap at the Bus Stop chicane on his final SQ1 attempt due to an unusual rear lock-up, forcing him to abandon the session.

Hamilton will therefore start from 18th on the grid, just ahead of Franco Colapinto and Kimi Antonelli — another major disappointment on the opening day of action at Spa.

Analyzing the Briton’s qualifying performance on Sky Sports, Anthony Davidson commented: "It’s surprising that he’s taken the blame for that.''

Davidson also added: ''There’s very little a driver can do in these digital cars that they drive. They’re not very analogue these days. There’s only so much you can do on a flappy paddle gearbox to make the thing try to lock up. No matter what he says, the car spun him round to a certain degree."

After qualifying, Hamilton admitted he felt “massively frustrated” by what had happened, saying he had never experienced anything like it in his entire career.