{"id":1515722,"date":"2022-06-19T10:19:50","date_gmt":"2022-06-19T14:19:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/?p=1515722"},"modified":"2022-06-19T10:26:14","modified_gmt":"2022-06-19T14:26:14","slug":"lewis-hamilton-never-sounded-as-discouraged-as-at-canadian-grand-prix","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/news\/lewis-hamilton-never-sounded-as-discouraged-as-at-canadian-grand-prix\/","title":{"rendered":"Lewis Hamilton Has Never Sounded as Discouraged as He Does at the Canadian Grand Prix"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The good news for Lewis Hamilton<\/a> is that he put his vast Formula 1<\/a> experience to use Saturday and qualified for the Canadian Grand Prix in the fourth spot. The bad news has been pretty much the entire F1 season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hamilton\u2019s results grew progressively worse through three rounds of practice in Montreal. Even if he pulls off his second podium finish of the season on Sunday, the seven-time series champion has never sounded more discouraged.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If Mercedes officials are not already doing so, they need to put a plan in place to deal with a Hamilton retirement announcement at the end of the season. The most successful driver of the century is reaching his breaking point.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

First, the good news: Lewis Hamilton qualified fourth<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Lewis Hamilton during practice ahead of the Grand Prix of Canada at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve on June 17, 2022 in Montreal. | Peter J Fox\/Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Max Verstappen of Red Bull Racing will start Sunday\u2019s Canadian Grand Prix from the pole after laying down a lap of 1:21.299 during qualifying on Circuit Gilles Villeneuve<\/a>, more than half a second better than Alpine Renault\u2019s Fernando Alonso.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ferrari\u2019s Carlos Sainz qualified third, and Mercedes\u2019 Lewis Hamilton filled out the second row. Haas drivers Kevin Magnussen and Mick Schumacher had a superb day while qualifying fifth and sixth, respectively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hamilton is heading for his 297th<\/sup> Formula 1 start, a body of work that has included plenty of experience on wet tracks, which was the case Saturday. After starting fifth at Bahrain and Melbourne, the fourth place in the qualifying in Montreal is his best showing of 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s an opportunity to start making inroads on moving up from sixth place in season points. Hamilton came to Montreal with 62 points, 21 behind Sainz in fifth place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lewis Hamilton\u2019s season has been a disappointment<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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