Hamilton 'did not want to come back' after Brazil

Lewis Hamilton says helium volition "give it perfectly everything" for his last 3 races with Mercedes contempt feeling similar walking distant aft struggling severely successful the Sao Paulo Grand Prix.

The seven-time satellite champion finished 10th successful the expansive prix and 11th successful the sprint contention successful Interlagos 3 weeks ago.

Following the main race, helium described it arsenic "a catastrophe of a weekend" connected squad radio, adding: "If this is the past clip I get to execute it was a shame it wasn't large but [I am] grateful for you."

The 39-year-old Briton is joining Ferrari adjacent play aft 12 years with Mercedes, a play successful which helium won six of his 7 drivers' championships.

Asked astir the Sao Paulo vigor connection earlier this weekend's Las Vegas Grand Prix, Hamilton said: "In the moment, that's however I felt. I didn't truly privation to travel backmost aft that play but that's lone natural."

After losing retired connected the 2021 drivers' rubric connected the last thigh of the play to Max Verstappen, Hamilton did not triumph a contention successful the 2022 and 2023 seasons arsenic Mercedes struggled to accommodate to caller regulations.

The squad appeared to person flooded their difficulties erstwhile winning 3 retired of 4 races successful the mediate of this season, with Hamilton victorious successful the British and Belgian Grands Prix.

However, helium and team-mate George Russell had a bid of accidents successful the US Grand Prix past period and Hamilton was unhappy with the handling of his car successful Brazil.

Referencing his troubles successful Sao Paulo, Hamilton said: "In the vigor of the moment, for definite I'd overmuch alternatively beryllium connected the formation and chilling and 'I don't request to bash this'."

He added: "It wasn't a large feeling successful that infinitesimal but I'm here, I'm lasting beardown and I'm going to springiness it perfectly everything for these past fewer races.

"Nothing tin instrumentality maine down. I've got a squad that I genuinely inactive emotion and adjacent though I'm leaving, I privation to springiness them the champion that I tin successful these adjacent races.

"If they supply a car that wants to enactment connected track, past hopefully we'll person a amended result."