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The 2022 Saudia Arabian Grand Prix was the lowest point in Lewis Hamilton and Mercedes’ highly-successful Formula 1 partnership.
While they’ve had worst qualifying and race results than 16th and 10th, every other time has involved mechanical woes or a crash. In Jeddah, the Q1 exit and subsequent drive to 10th place were largely on merit (though the latter included an ill-timed virtual safety car).
Our latest video examines what went wrong for Hamilton, how much was down to bad luck, and what it revealed about the prospects for Mercedes for the rest of 2022.
