Nico Rosberg gives honest reaction to Lewis Hamilton's 'shockingly bad' Spanish GP

's post-race interview following the Spanish Grand Prix was described as "hard to watch" by his former team-mate Nico Rosberg, who found it difficult to witness the seven-time F1 champion's struggles in Barcelona. Hamilton had shown promise during qualifying to start fifth. He started two places ahead of his Ferrari team-mate Charles Leclerc and expressed his ambition to secure his first Grand Prix podium as a Ferrari driver before the race.

However, the qualifying result turned out to be the highlight of his weekend. Hamilton struggled for pace throughout the 66 laps around the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya and appeared downcast afterwards. "It was just not a great day," he confessed to Sky Sports after the race. "Strategy was good, the team did a great job."

When pressed for more detail, Hamilton made it clear he was not in the mood for further discussion. The British driver said: "I just had a really bad day and I've got nothing to say. It was a difficult day, there's nothing else to add to it, it's terrible."

When interviewer Rachel Brookes ended the conversation by expressing hope that Ferrari would soon resolve things for him, Hamilton indicated that he held himself responsible for his difficulties, responding: "I'm sure they won't, it's probably just me."

Rosberg, Hamilton's former Mercedes team-mate, expressed his concern while speaking on Sky after the race. "It's hard to watch," he admitted. "Today was a horrible day for him because he was just slow out there, which is very unusual."

"Yes, sometimes he's been a little bit off in qualifying but usually he's still really really awesome, and today the race was just shockingly bad. And he doesn't have answers either, so did he have damage on the floor? Because these floors are so sensitive and there can be a little bit there and you can lose a lot of time."

"When you don't have answers, it's always really tough as a driver. And then you see your team-mate racing up all the way to third place and being on the podium. In light of the whole season he's had so far, it's a really dark situation."

However, it wasn't all doom and gloom for the Scuderia. Ferrari found reason to celebrate as Charles Leclerc made significant strides forward. His tactical gamble on tyre conservation paid off handsomely, taking him from seventh on the starting grid to his third podium finish of the season in P3.