Lewis Hamilton’s qualifying struggles have led some to suggest that he’s in decline. The 39-year-old is two-thirds of the way through his 18th season in Formula 1. Hamilton blamed temperature issues for his poor qualifying in Baku as he set the seventh-fastest time. Mercedes teammate George Russell was fifth, sealing victory in the season-long head-to-head. Russell is now 13-4 up in 2024, an unassailable advantage with seven Saturdays remaining. Hamilton holds the all-time F1 pole record on 104, but he’s only taken one in the last two and a half years. However, he still looks as assured as eve…