Lewis Hamilton was knocked out in Q1 at the United States Grand Prix on Saturday. Hamilton was the second-slowest driver in the session after a costly mistake. The two Mercedes drivers set their first laps on used tyres and both found themselves in the bottom five heading into the final moments. George Russell, who’s already sealed the intra-team qualifying battle, comfortably cleared the bar. But Hamilton locked up and ran deep into turn 10, losing around half a second. He knew he was out from the moment he crossed the line, with the timing charts showing him 16th. There was still time left i…