Penalties and a puncture leave Lewis Hamilton struggling again as his Mercedes exit nears
- Lewis Hamilton ignored Peter Bonnington's request to retire his W15 during the Qatar Grand Prix and was later penalized for this choice.
- Hamilton apologized to his Mercedes crew after a difficult race, stating, "But my fault today so apologies to the team for the false start and then the pit-lane incident."
- During the race, Hamilton experienced a puncture and received a drive-through penalty, stating, "I’m switching off when I get there mate.
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Too old? Discriminated against by his own racing team? The craziest theories in Formula 1 are circulating around Lewis Hamilton this season. The fact is: the record world champion is clearly lagging behind and is not having much fun. So he will redeem himself at the season finale in Abu Dhabi - it will be his last race for Mercedes.
The Formula 1 Qatar Grand Prix turned out terribly for the British driver. Lewis Hamilton ended up finishing the race in 12th place after Mercedes wouldn't let him give it up.

Lewis Hamilton not expecting to leave Mercedes on a high after struggle in Qatar
Hamilton endured a torrid weekend in his penultimate race for the Silver Arrows.
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