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Hamilton rues ‘over-egging’ final Q3 lap in Sochi

Lewis Hamilton was quick to praise Mercedes Formula 1 teammate Valtteri Bottas after losing out in the battle for pole position on Saturday in Russia, saying he “over-egged” his final qualifying lap. After leading FP2 and FP3 at the Sochi Autodrom, Hamilton seemed to be on course for his 80th career pole after topping both Q1 and Q2, only to slip four-thousandths of a second behind Bottas on their initial Q3 runs. 5774263478001 CrashTV:  Hamilton improved by three-tenths of a second through the first sector of his final Q3 lap, but made a mistake at Turn 7 that forced him to abandon his effort. This allowed Bottas to take pole for Mercedes by 0.145 seconds, with Hamilton P2 on the...
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