Hamilton added: “Day by day and greater than ever I’ve simply tried to be actually current, simply making an attempt to take it in as a result of it is the final time we will likely be racing and driving in Silver Arrows and it is all my wins, all my success by means of my life.
“So each second is a particular second and I might have beloved to get a podium for the blokes this weekend and it simply did not work out.”
Hamilton has received six of his record-equalling seven world titles for Mercedes and brought 84 of his all-time report 105 grand prix victories with the crew, who took eight consecutive constructors’ championships from 2014-21.
He had been heading in the right direction to progress into the second a part of qualifying however the bollard lodged beneath his flooring for the ultimate 4 corners of the lap, making it not possible for the automotive to carry out as supposed.
“You could not make it up, you actually could not, however it’s what it’s,” Hamilton mentioned.
“We gave it every thing. I gave it every thing. The automotive was in place. Each follow session went effectively, I used to be forward of my team-mate all weekend however after we obtained to qualifying I feel as a crew we did not carry out by way of the timing.
“I used to be the final automotive on observe and ran out of time finally, after which I obtained the bollard on the finish which went beneath the automotive and I misplaced all downforce so it could not have gone worse actually.”
Mercedes crew boss Toto Wolff informed Sky Sports activities: “I simply must apologise to Lewis and to everybody within the crew for working so exhausting to make it an important finish for him.
“He was the faster man with that sort of set-up that we selected on the automotive and in addition to experiment for subsequent 12 months and we completely let him down.
“An idiotic mistake of not going earlier, inexcusable, inexcusable. I’ve actually been so down about what has occurred and it perhaps summarises the final races we have had with him, however that is the worst a part of it as a result of it was simply idiotic.
“Our most beneficial racing driver ever, probably the most precious racing driver of this sport will get out in Q1 as a result of we make a mistake and that does not smash all of the legacy we have now with him however I can solely express regret to him.”
