Hamilton set for pitlane start at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix

Seven-time Formula 1 world champion Lewis Hamilton will start today’s Azerbaijan Grand Prix from the pit lane after Mercedes needed to change his power unit ahead of the Baku race.

After the qualifying, the British driver noted: “Qualifying was disappointing as we had a good day yesterday and I thought we could be in the fight for the front two rows.

“Unfortunately, I was struggling to get the tyres working and that is what it is all about. We will analyse why that was as a team and hopefully make improvements moving forward.

“The aim is to move forward tomorrow, and I am staying positive that we can do so. It is not always easy to progress here, but we have a slightly different tyre strategy to others which may help us.

“We will also have to look after the tyres as it is easy to suffer with the rears. If we can do so, then hopefully we can have a better day than we had today.”