INTERNATIONAL NEWS - Lewis Hamilton was kicking himself on Saturday after failing to record a good enough lap to secure pole position on his final qualifying attempt at the German Grand Prix.
"It's like when you guys write a bad story," a visibly gutted Hamilton told reporters after ending up second fastest. "When any of you guys are pissed off about something, your own performance, you're not happy."
The Briton had trailed pacesetting Nico Rosberg in each of the three practice sessions in the build-up to qualifying.
Hamilton then pulled out all the stops to go fastest in the opening two phases of the hour-long session on Saturday before locking up on his last lap.
"I was quickest, quickest, quickest and ... I didn't deliver," said the world champion. "That's something I have to handle and deal with ... when you kind of kick yourself a little bit."
Hamilton heads into Sunday's race leading Mercedes team mate Rosberg by six points in the overall drivers' standings.
