For only the second time in his Formula One career, Lewis Hamilton failed to graduate from the first session of qualifying yesterday. That the only other time was in the previous race at Monaco underlines the depressing competitive trend the reigning world champion faces. “The car just got slower and slower throughout the weekend,†he said, after qualifying 16th in Turkey.
“We just don’t have any grip in the high-speed corners with this car,†Hamilton explained, “and this is a circuit with a lot of high-speed corners, so it’s hard to compete here.†He could only stand and watch as … Details
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