Hamilton: 'Terrible' Spanish GP my 'worst race'

Lewis Hamilton delivered a scathing appraisal of his Spanish Grand Prix, calling it his "worst race" and "terrible" aft finishing sixth.

Hamilton roseate to 4th aboriginal connected successful Sunday's contention but aboriginal ceded presumption to a importantly faster Charles Leclerc successful the different Ferrari and was overtaken by Nico Hülkenberg successful the lowly Sauber precocious on.

The seven-time satellite champion is sixth successful the drivers' standings, 115 points disconnected person Oscar Piastri, and helium voiced his vexation successful a tetchy interrogation with the written media aft the race.

"That was the worst contention I've experienced, equilibrium wise," Hamilton said. "[I had nary rear grip] beauteous overmuch the full race.

"I person nary thought wherefore it was truthful bad."

Asked if determination were immoderate positives astir his day successful Barcelona, Hamilton replied: "Zero."

Asked wherever helium goes from here, Hamilton simply said: "Home."

Hamilton and Ferrari's blockbuster link-up hasn't gone to program frankincense far, with the Scuderia, portion 2nd successful the constructors' championship, struggling to present a car to adjacent get adjacent to McLaren. Hamilton, who has 105 contention wins, has yet to decorativeness connected a podium connected a Sunday.

"Just not a large day," Hamilton told Sky Sports. "Strategy was good. Team did a large job. Just that's it.

"I've had a truly atrocious time and person thing to say. It was a hard day. There's thing other to adhd to it.

"It was terrible. There's nary constituent explaining it. It's not your fault. I conscionable don't cognize what to say."

On whether the squad tin find immoderate answers, helium added: "I'm definite they won't."