Lewis Hamilton bemoans performance at Spanish GP: ‘Worst race I have experienced’
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Lewis Hamilton says Spanish GP one of his worst races after sixth place finish
- Lewis Hamilton described the Spanish Grand Prix as one of his worst races, finishing sixth after being overtaken by Sauber’s Nico Hulkenberg late in the race.
- Hamilton was instructed by Ferrari to let teammate Charles Leclerc pass him on lap 10, contributing to his placement.
- Charles Leclerc finished third, securing his third podium of the season, while Hamilton has yet to achieve a top-three finish in his nine starts for Ferrari.
- Hamilton is now 23 points behind Leclerc and 115 points behind championship leader Oscar Piastri.
- Despite out-qualifying Leclerc for only the second time this season, Hamilton's race performance was poor, leading him to express having “zero” positives from the experience.