Lewis Hamilton endured a tough Singapore Grand Prix earlier than ending sixth.

Lewis Hamilton held nothing again in admitting his frustration with Mercedes for placing him on comfortable tyres for the beginning of the Singapore Grand Prix.

Mercedes entered Sunday’s race in a robust place with Hamilton and George Russell locking out the second row.

However they have been unable to hold that momentum into race tempo with Hamilton falling again right down to sixth.

A part of the issue for Hamilton was his have to pit early on lap 17 with the group’s option to put him on softs backfiring.

That left Hamilton with a closely degraded set of onerous tyres within the latter levels that left him unable to climb again up the grid.

The 39-year-old appeared dejected after the race as he missed out on the prospect of one other podium end.

And he took intention at Mercedes at an occasion earlier this week for not listening to his calls to not begin on the softs.

“We sat in our assembly within the morning of the race – really the evening earlier than they already talked about that they want to break up the automobiles – and for me, I used to be a bit perplexed by it,” Hamilton mentioned.

“Previously after we’ve been in that place, usually, if George has certified effectively like he usually does that and I’m out of the highest 10 or one thing then we are going to break up the methods.

“However after we have been so shut, it didn’t make sense to me.

“So I battled as onerous as I might to battle to go on the medium tyre, however the group continued to counsel that I begin on the comfortable.

“After which they took the tyre blankets off and everybody was on mediums.”

Lewis Hamilton was not completely satisfied about beginning on the comfortable tyres

He added: “Already from that second I’m annoyed.

“Then I attempted my finest to maintain up with the fellows forward, they have been too quick. After which I simply tried to make that tyre final so long as I might.

Lewis Hamilton is forward of George Russell within the Drivers’ Championship

“I needed to [pit] on Lap 17. I knew from that second that the race was performed for me as a result of the onerous tyre was going to be a wrestle in that warmth.

“We’ve been scuffling with the stability of the automotive all weekend, so we’ve been altering so many alternative issues.

“We received a very good qualifying, however sadly the race was a bit an excessive amount of of a wrestle for us.”