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Hamilton hampered by battery issue in Barcelona qualifying

Mercedes has revealed that a battery issue played a part in preventing Lewis Hamilton from challenging his team mate Valtteri Bottas for pole position in today's qualifying for the 2019 Spanish Grand Prix. “It was an unfortunate session for Lewis because we couldn’t charge the battery properly after pitting in Q2,” Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff told Sky Sports F1 after the end of the session. "Therefore his first run in Q3 was a bit compromised by the traffic," he continued. "It started on the wrong foot [for Lewis], but Valtteri is on good form and I guess he deserves to be on pole." Bottas puts a stop to Hamilton's run of poles in Barcelona Hamilton himself...
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