Lewis Hamilton admitted his early elimination from qualifying at the Formula 1 Belgian Grand Prix was “unacceptable” as he issued

Ferrari has ruled out a technical problem on the SF-25 F1 car that likely caused Lewis Hamilton to spin out during sprint qualifying.

Lewis Hamilton, last year's winner with Mercedes, apologised to Ferrari for an unacceptable performance after failing to get through the first phase of Belgian Grand Prix qualifying on Saturday.

Ferrari suffered their first Q1 elimination in qualifying for a Grand Prix since 2023 when Lewis Hamilton broke track limits on his final run at Spa-Francorchamps and had his best time deleted

Seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton said he will be taking up the matter with the FIA after his shock Q1 exit during the Belgian GP qualifying.

To be fair to Piastri, it was an unusual conclusion to qualifying. Track conditions deteriorated in Q3, with several drivers struggling or failing to improve on their Q2 times. Norris beat Piastri to pole, but he couldn’t match the Australian’s record-setting time from sprint qualifying on Friday.

Lewis Hamilton said he refused to be another name on the list of Formula One champions who failed to win a title for Ferrari, and was making "a big, big push" back at the factory to help boost the chances of success.

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