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Hamilton: I let the clutch out and it just underperformed
Lewis Hamilton is blaming a clutch problem for his tardy start at the Austrian Grand Prix, but Mercedes point to a couple of errors he made which in the end allowed teammate Nico Rosberg to post a commanding victory and close the points gap in the championship title race. One of them was when he clearly crossed the pitlane exit line, incurring a penalty. And the other was at the start of the race, where despite launching off the grid from pole position, he was beaten off the line by eventual winner Nico Rosberg. 'I let the clutch out and it just underperformed,' said the world championship leader. 'It's something that I've been having since Barcelona – before that I was having...
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