Lewis Hamilton seeks Ferrari answers after 'devastating' end to Brazilian GP

Lewis Hamilton was left seeking answers once again after admitting he was "devastated" by the way Sunday's Brazilian Grand Prix ended for him and Ferrari.

The 41-year-old British superstar started Sunday's 71-lap showdown so well, rocketing through the field from P20 on the starting grid to P9 by Lap 3. Still ahead of four-time world champion Max Verstappen.

After that blistering start, Hamilton's race quickly began to unravel as he fell backwards, while Verstappen continued his march to an eventual P2 finish.

Hamilton meanwhile would eventually come home in P9, an ultimately disappointing end to a day which had promised so much.

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Miscommunication hurt Hamilton and Ferrari

The British star was left blaming miscommunication from his team in the immediate post-race debrief as he admitted: "Where we lost a couple points at the end, I thought the conditions were staying the same.

"Because that's the last message that I got, 'The rain will stay like this,' and I was like, 'Okay, these are my conditions, I can keep going'.

"I didn't hear that it was raining more, and so I stayed out an extra lap too long at the end and that made it tricky."

Hamilton's heartfelt statement - 'Devastated by yesterday's race'

Fast forward 24 hours, and Hamilton revealed the full extent of his disappointment in a heartfelt post on social media. Another post-race Monday with many questions to be answered.

He began: "Devastated by yesterday’s race, especially with how it ended. It started so well, but we struggled with the tyres and massive oversteer. In those conditions, it made things incredibly difficult.

"I pushed as hard as I could, but we just didn’t have the pace this weekend. We’ll work to understand why and come back fighting at the next race."

Hamilton, as ever, was quick to praise his team for their hard work, continuing: "The team worked so hard on the car all weekend and I’m grateful for every bit of that effort. Ultimately, this isn’t the race we wanted to deliver."

The seven-time world champion also took time to congratulate his old team Mercedes on becoming Constructors' champions after Sunday's race.

"Well done to Mercedes for winning the constructors championship and the incredible year they’ve had overall. Truly deserved."

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