Lewis deflated by off-kilter display

FORMULA ONE: Lewis Hamilton has admitted he was left so devastated by his performance in qualifying for the Monaco Grand Prix that he was unable to get out of his Mercedes. Hamilton (above) is set to start today’s race from a lowly 13th position after a bizarrely offcolour performance in which he struggled for balance with the handling of his car. The triple world champion arrived at the principality bidding to join childhood hero Ayrton Senna on 65 pole positions – 30 years after the Brazilian secured his first of a record six wins here – but after going fastest in opening practice, Hamilton has slid back down the order, and his erratic display yesterday was that of a man struggling for confidence. Hamilton had two hairy moments where he almost collided with the barriers, first at Massenet and then on the exit of Casino Square, before he claimed something was not right with his Mercedes car.