At the Marina Bay Street Circuit, the bulk of Formula 1 racers began their careers on mediums. The lone driver leading the field using a different tactic was Hamilton

Considering that both Mercedes drivers qualified on the second row of the grid, the 39-year-old Briton finds it incomprehensible that the plans were divided. That confused me a bit. We were really close, though, because in the past, if George had qualified well—as he always does—and I hadn’t placed in the top 10 or anything, we would have divided the strategies. He said, “It didn’t make sense to me.

I tried my hardest to start on the medium tire, but the team insisted that I start on the soft instead. Everyone was on mediums when the tyre covers were removed, according to Hamilton. George Russell, a teammate, continued, saying, “I thought Lewis wouldn’t be happy when I saw that.”

I was furious,” Hamilton continued.That’s why I’m already frustrated now. He mentioned Max Verstappen and Lando Norris, who were rapidly overtaking the Mercedes driver, and I did my best to stay up with them. The hard rubber was going to be difficult to use in that heat, so I tried to make it last as long as I could. However, I had to stop on lap 17, and I knew then and there that the race was over for me.