F1 | Hamilton explains how mental ‘reset’ after Q2 spin enabled him to take record-breaking pole

Hamilton was on the back foot all through the first two segments of qualifying, as team mate Valtteri Bottas headed him in Q1 and Q2, while Hamilton’s Q2 spin while trying to make it through to the final part of the session on medium tyres seemed to confirm his struggles.

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“In actual fact it really wasn’t a nice qualifying session for me,” said Hamilton afterwards. “I made some changes going into qualifying, and it was worse… I had this inconsistency with the balance of the car and I was struggling.  —more—