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As has become typical as he has struggled through the second half of the season, Hamilton’s post-qualifying media engagements were marked by answers of the minimal number of words delivered in a voice so low as to be almost inaudible at times.<\/p>\n
Asked whether he had an action plan to work on improvements, he said: “Not at the moment.”<\/p>\n
And asked whether the short winter break – the first pre-season test of 2026 is on 26 January – was enough time to mentally reset, he said: “Time will tell. It’s the shortest break.”<\/p>\n
When Sky Sports asked whether it was the case that he could not seem to find the skill he is known for, he nodded his head.<\/p>\n
Before qualifying, Hamilton had crashed in final practice after losing the car into Turn Nine.<\/p>\n
Ferrari refused to explain the incident before qualifying, but afterwards Hamilton said he had had some bouncing on the way into the corner.<\/p>\n
“The car was feeling great, just had some bottoming and lost the back end,” he said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n