To say it’s been a disappointing season for Mercedes and Lewis Hamilton would be an understatement. The 8-time constructor’s champions failed to cope up with the new regulations as rivals Red Bull and Ferrari took advantage of their poor W13 machinery. Moreover, one of Hamilton’s 15-year streaks ended after Saturday’s qualifying, while the other is at risk of breaking tomorrow.
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The Mercedes man’s record of winning at least a race every season has been in discussion for a long time. However, one of his records has been overlooked by others. Lewis’s record of winning a pole position every season he’s raced in broke after Saturday’s qualifying session. Max Verstappen took his 7th pole of the season as he’ll start tomorrow’s race on the front row.
He’ll be closely followed by the 2nd best drivers, as per the WDC this season, Sergio Perez and Charles Leclerc. Lewis Hamilton could only muster a P5 in his final race of this season. He was followed by his teammate, George Russell. Verstappen’s pole brought an end to a remarkable streak set by the 7-time world champion.
Lewis will now hope he can win at the Abu Dhabi GP to maintain his 15-year-old record. However, he has repeatedly said that he would happily sacrifice his personal glory for the benefit of his team.
F1 Twitter mourns the loss of Lewis Hamilton for his pole-less season
Since Lewis Hamilton’s streak of pole positions ended, fans were understandably distraught by the news. Fans on Twitter shared their opinions as they blamed many things including the W13 car of Mercedes.
One fan compared this moment to WWE Wrestler Undertaker’s WrestleMania record. The wrestler has lost just one match in the big event.
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Sadly , Lewis Hamilton won’t be on Pole for 16 consecutive season and probably won’t be able to win one race at least in 16 consecutive seasons. The streak has ended he stays tied with Micheal Schumacher for at least one win a season (15 consecutive seasons) #AbuDhabiGP
A few fans blamed the Mercedes W13, while others still couldn’t believe what they had witnessed this year.
The W13 will always be remembered as the car which let Lewis Hamilton’s record-breaking 15 consecutive seasons with a pole position streak end.
Furthermore, fans shared their sadness on Twitter and predicted that Lewis winning tomorrow seems unlikely as well.
Pole streak gone. Win streak about to end tomorrow.
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There is still hope for Lewis and Mercedes. However, it looks like a long shot after they qualified 5th on the grid for tomorrow’s race. Will the sun finally shine on Hamilton’s season tomorrow or will the misery continue for the Silver Arrows ace?