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Hamilton elated with fifth on Mercedes debut
Lewis Hamilton says finishing fifth on his debut with Mercedes exceeded expectations.
Hamilton converted to a three stop strategy mid-race after conceding that a two stop gamble was too much.
'I'm happy with our result today and it's much better than we expected for the first race of the season,' he said.
'The car felt really good out there; I had a strong first stint and was able to make the supersofts last longer than most of the others. We'd planned for two stops but converted to a three-stop strategy during the race. I don't quite know where we lost the ground to the cars ahead so we'll have a look at the race again now and figure it out,' he added.
'The important thing is that we have...
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