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Hamilton explains poor outings in Russia and Monaco

Lewis Hamilton says “small nuances” in car set-up are behind his struggles in the Monaco and Russian Grands Prix earlier in this Formula 1 season. Hamilton has won two of F1 2017’s first six grands prix, but trails Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel by 25 points in the championship thanks to difficult races in Sochi and Monte Carlo. On both occasions, Mercedes had difficulty getting Pirelli’s ultrasoft tyres to work on smooth asphalt, but Hamilton suffered worse than teammate Valtteri Bottas. Hamilton finished a distant fourth as Bottas won in Russia, then failed to qualify inside the top 10 as Bottas challenged the Ferraris for pole in Monaco. “In Sochi, we had different car...
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