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Hamilton compromised by low battery issue in Q3

Despite Mercedes fourth front row lock-out of the season, Toto Wolff was left frustrated by the battery charging issue that compromised Lewis Hamilton's Q3 performance. While delighted, and somewhat surprised, by the 0.8s advantage Valtteri Bottas enjoyed over the Ferraris in qualifying, Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff was not so happy with the issue that left Lewis Hamilton 0.6 adrift of his teammate. 'It was a bit of an unfortunate session for Lewis,' a dejected Wolff told Sky Sports in the moments after the end of the session, 'because we couldn't charge the battery properly because he pitted early in Q2, and therefore his first run in Q3 was a bit compromised with the traffic. 'He...
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