Hamilton eventually decided to carry on the race but finished a lowly 12th. Two penalties, a puncture and a “messed up” car combined in another miserable race as his record-breaking partnership with Mercedes nears a frustrating end.

Lewis Hamilton has conceded his Mercedes career may peter out on a whimper as he is not expecting Abu Dhabi to be any better than his Qatar weekend. Although Hamilton scored three points in the Qatar Sprint,

Lewis Hamilton is set to end his time at Mercedes with a whimper at the end of the 2024 season, with fans and pundits alike questioning how he’s so far off the pace of his teammate George Russell. Hamilton has had issues with his qualifying pace all year against the man they used to call “Mr Saturday”,