Lewis Hamilton was out on Lap 1 in Qatar after colliding with Mercedes team-mate George Russell.
Sky F1 pit-lane reporter Ted Kravitz cannot fathom why Mercedes did not orchestrate the Qatar GP start between their drivers Lewis Hamilton and George Russell, as the pair instead collided.
“And that’s what probably underlines the frustration at Mercedes was that they were on different strategies. “Because if you include the soft tyres, he actually had some good stint length in his allocation, but then George fighting him, negated all of that. “That’s why it just seemed to be so frustrating, because we never saw what was going to happen and Lewis was on a completely different strategy.”While Russell went on to recover to P4 at the chequered flag, Sky F1 pundit Karun Chandhok says Mercedes had a double podium on the cards without that collision, believing they had the pace to fight McLaren.
“George, and he said it, he’s looking forward, because at the start of the race, you have to look forward, you have to look at where other cars are around you, as much as have some spatial awareness, sure, but the focus is looking forward and driving forward.
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