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Hamilton caught ‘slacking' in pursuit of Russia pole
Lewis Hamilton has conceded he slacked off in Q3 at Sochi as he threw away a potential 80th career pole position. A mere 0.004 seconds separated Valtteri Bottas and Hamilton after the first hot laps in Q3, before the Brit was a whopping three tenths up through the first sector on his second attempt. It quickly unravelled, though, for the World Championship leader, who aborted his last attack after he 'over-egged' the Mercedes car at Turn 7. But, with Ferrari down on pace and unable to capitalise, Hamilton was still able to secure Mercedes' fifth 1-2 start of the 2018 season. “I don't know where it really got away from me in Q3, but I struggled a little bit, and Valtteri obviously...
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