Hamilton gives up on German victory after qualifying catastrophe

Lewis Hamilton said he does not believe he can repeat his Silverstone heroics by driving through the field to gain a podium finish in Sunday's German Grand Prix.

The four-time world champion is expected to start the race from 14th on the grid after suffering a hydraulics failure in the first period of qualifying when he pulled up in his Mercedes and abandoned the session.

"At a track like this not really, no," he said, when asked if he could find a way to challenge at the front of the race.

"This is one of the worst ones for overtaking. I will do what I can from there.

"These things happen, all you can do is try to gather your thoughts and live to fight another day.

"Put your energy, any negative energy, whatever energy you have and put it towards trying to do your best next day, for another opportunity to rise -- so I'll give it everything tomorrow and see how I can get up but it's not going to be like Silverstone."
"No, we use the kerb the same every lap. We got to the kerb and just before the kerb the steering broke so that was the issue."