Lewis Hamilton says he “ought to have been on pole place” after he solely certified tenth for the Las Vegas Grand Prix.

Hamilton topped each of Friday’s apply classes and was quickest in Q2 as Mercedes confirmed their finest kind because the summer time break in August within the chilly Vegas circumstances.

However, in Q3, Hamilton locked up on his first run within the center sector and had a snap of oversteer at Flip Three along with his second effort, working extensive and had his lap time deleted. Even with out the monitor limits violation, he would nonetheless have been tenth.

His Mercedes team-mate George Russell took pole place from Carlos Sainz, so Hamilton was left annoyed.

“I ought to have been on pole however I am not, so it’s what it’s. C’est la vie, you reside to combat one other day,” he advised Sky Sports activities.

“It’s what it’s. It has been weekend thus far so I will give it my finest shot tomorrow. Congrats to George.”