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Hamilton at a loss to explain Mercedes deficit

 XPB Images Mercedes' lackluster pace around the Marina Bay harbour extended into qualifying this evening, with the German squad eclipsed under the Singapore floodlights and Lewis Hamilton a full 1.5 seconds off pole. The world championship leader was at loss to explain his team's sudden performance deficit although he pointed to his car's working relationship with its tyres as the main culprit. "I don't what we've really got wrong," said a discontented Hamilton. "For some reason the tyres just aren't working on the car. It's so weird, we heat them up the same as everyone else, do our warm-up lap, and finish our lap with what we believe is an ok level of grip and...
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