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Lewis Hamilton's nightmare start to the Qatar Grand Prix weekend continued as he was knocked out of qualifying in Q1.
The British star struggled mightily in his Ferrari and backed up the disappointment of the sprint race with another poor display.
In the sprint, Hamilton started from the pits after qualifying in 18th and could only improve by one position, ending in 17th.
He was 46.1 seconds off the pace and his woes went on in qualifying for the race as he was knocked out in the first round, mirroring his Q1 exit in the previous Grand Prix.
Afterwards he gave a frank assessment of the disappointment, revealing an exchange between himself and Pierre Gasly.
He said: 'Pierre came up to me afterwards, he was like, "yo, you look so bad!"
Lewis Hamilton was knocked out in Q1 of qualifying for the Qatar Grand Prix
Hamilton failed to make it past Q1 for the second race in succession after a poor display
'I was like, "yeah, I know, no s*** sherlock."'
Hamilton went into the first section of qualifying with a used set of tyres before changing to a new set.
He appeared to be lacking any kind of confidence in his car, which has been the story of the seven-time world champion's season.
Hamilton was bumped down to 18th in Q1 when all the drivers had come through and has no reason to be optimistic about the race itself on Sunday.
The 40-year-old's spirits are low and he admitted his form is 'terrible' after the Las Vegas GP last time out.
Team principal Fred Vasseur said: ‘I understand the reaction from Lewis. But he has to calm down and be focused.
’For now, we have to calm down. To jump out of the car and make the first comments, it is always a bit too much.’
But Hamilton's doom and gloom has followed him to Qatar and the end of the season, with one race to go after this weekend, cannot come soon enough.
Oscar Piastri took pole position in qualifying ahead of title rival and team-mate Lando Norris, with Max Verstappen in third.
