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Mercedes: Traffic prevented Hamilton from battling Russell/Norris

Mercedes says Lewis Hamilton would have been able to challenge Lando Norris and perhaps teammate George Russell in Monaco had the Briton not been held back by traffic for most of the race. From the outset in last Sunday's race, Hamilton was faced a Franco-Spanish roadblock, with Alpine's Fernando Alonso preceding the seven-time world champion from start to finish, save for a few laps when the Mercedes driver was forced to deal with Esteban Ocon, Alonso's teammate. But Mercedes Trackside Engineering Director Andrew Shovlin believes Hamilton could have battled with Russell and Norris, who finished respectively P5 and P6, had his pace not been hindered by Alonso. Read also: Mercedes in 'no...
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