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Hamilton: The championship could be lost through starts

Lewis Hamilton said on ahead of the Singapore Grand Prix that he hoped he had put his starting problems behind him after Nico Rosberg cut his championship lead to just two points. Despite dominating qualifying, Hamilton was left groping for grip on the grid two weeks ago at Monza as Mercedes teammate Rosberg darted away into the lead. 'It's harder now with the regulations in terms of getting a consistently good getaway,' Hamilton told reporters on Thursday. 'I just had more torque than was predicted.' Hamilton said that the fact the teams are not allowed feedback on tyre and clutch temperatures meant the starts were much harder for the drivers to judge. He hoped that erratic starts would...
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