Painful images! After another disappointing race, Lewis Hamilton broke down in tears in Barcelona. The Briton should have finally buried his hopes of being able to compete for the title with Ferrari on Sunday at the latest. When Hamilton signed for the Italian team last year, he did so with the conviction that he could become the only world champion with a record in red. However, the 40-year-old is currently miles away from that, and at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, it was only enough for sixth place.

 The fact that he was also overtaken by Nico Hulkenberg in the Sauber on the final lap was probably the final straw. After switching off the engine, Hamilton reached under his visor to apparently wipe a tear or two from his cheek. "No explanation." "Today was definitely not what we wanted to achieve.

Unfortunately, I have no explanation for this. We have to look at the data and analyze what the real background is," the seven-time champion later explained. Doubly bitter: Hamilton's teammate Charles Leclerc, who returned to the podium in Barcelona in third place after second in Monaco, proves that the problems are not just due to the car...