Lewis Hamilton has moaned on team radio as the seven-time champion described Mercedes form as ‘crazy’. The Briton asked his race engineer ‘how are we so far off’.
Hamilton struggled to get through Q1 and was only quick enough for 16th as he was beaten by team-mate George Russell.
He said: “How are we so far off man, this is crazy. Did we get through?”
Hamilton initially appeared to have been knocked out of the session as better laps from other cars pushed him into the dropzone. But, the Briton crossed the line with just a couple of seconds left on the clock to give him another attempt.
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Mercedes have continued to struggle with their porpoising issues in Imola and lacked pace in the morning session. Hamilton was only quick enough for 18th in FP1 and complained about a lack of grip in the wet weather.
Russell was only 10th in the morning session as their problems seemed to worsen. Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff warned the team’s opprtunity to fight for the title was becoming unrealistic as the team continued to be out of the mix.
He said: “If we are able to unlock the potential in the car I think we can fight for this championship. But when you see the gaps particularly today it looks totally unrealistic endeavour. We just keep continuing, trying to understand.”