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Lewis Hamilton doubts recovery at 'crap' track for overtaking

Lewis Hamilton believes he will have to “play the long game” in race trim after labelling the Marina Bay Street Circuit as “crap” for overtaking. Mercedes expected to struggle relative to rivals Ferrari and Red Bull in Singapore and its fears were realised, as Hamilton qualified only fifth, with Sebastian Vettel on pole. Hamilton nonetheless expressed surprise at his deficit of seven-tenths of a second, and is wary that fighting at the front will be a challenging proposition for Mercedes during the race. “Well we knew that we would come here and it would be difficult,” he said. “I think every year it has been relatively difficult for us. We knew...
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