It’s not often Lewis Hamilton is tempted to give up in Formula 1. He nearly did just that Sunday, discussing with his Mercedes team over the radio whether it would be best to retire the car as his Qatar Grand Prix went from bad to worse.

Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has revealed the real reason behind Lewis Hamilton's struggles with the W15 F1 car, stating that the nature of the ground eff

Lewis Hamilton opted not to follow Peter Bonnington’s request to retire his W15 during the latter stages of the Qatar Grand Prix but later apologised to his Mercedes crew for picking up two unusual penalties at the Lusail International Circuit.