SAO PAULO, Brazil -- Lewis Hamilton took full responsibility for the accident that saw him fail to set a time in qualifying for the Brazilian Grand Prix.
The incident occurred at Turn 7 as Hamilton lost the rear of the car and slid across the run-off into the barriers. Speaking on Saturday night, Hamilton was willing to take the blame for the uncharacteristic error, but said low tyre pressures may have resulted in the floor of the car grinding along the track and stalling the diffuser.
"You can see in the replay that the car is bottoming through the whole corner and often when it bottoms it stalls the floor," he explained.