‘What do you want me to say?' – Lewis Hamilton looks close to tears in live TV interview after ‘terrible' race
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LEWIS HAMILTON looked as though he might burst into tears as he gave blunt answers in his post-race interview in Barcelona.
The seven-time world champion tugged on heartstrings as he blamed himself for a 'terrible' performance at the Spanish Grand Prix.
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Lewis Hamilton was damming in his post-race interview after the Spanish GP
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Hamilton finished the race outside the podium in P6
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The seven-time world champion has endured a bedding in period at the Italian team in his debut season
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Things were looking up for Hamilton after qualifying on Saturday, where he secured fifth - his joint best result.
But soon into the race his teammate Charles Leclerc was snapping at his heels and he was told to give his place up to the Monegasque driver after just nine laps.
It was a suckerpunch moment for the Brit who finished in sixth after Max Verstappen's 10-second time penalty.
He had been overtaken by his old Mercedes teammate George Russell and, to rub more salt in the wounds, Sauber's Nico Hulkenberg.
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He said after the race: "Well what do you want me to say? I've had a really bad day and have nothing to say. It was a difficult day,
'There's nothing else to add to it. It was terrible. There's no point explaining it. It's not your fault. I just don't know what to say."
When told whether the team can find some answers, he added: "I'm sure they won't - it was probably just me."
Hamilton's former teammate Nico Rosberg said: "it's hard to watch" the Ferrari driver struggle.
He added: "Sunday was a horrible day for him because he was just slow out there, which is very unusual,
"Yes, sometimes he's off in qualifying but in races he's usually really awesome and the race was shockingly bad.
"He doesn't have answers either. Was there damage on the floor? These floors are so sensitive and there can always be a bit there and you lose a lot of time.
"When you don't have any answers, it's really tough as a driver then you see your team-mate race on their way to third place on the podium. In light of the whole season he's had so far, it's a very dark situation."
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