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Hamilton plays down China win chance

Lewis Hamilton says it will be 'possible but tough' to convert his first pole position for Mercedes into victory at the Chinese Grand Prix. Hamilton beat Lotus's Kimi Raikkonen and Ferrari's Fernando Alonso to pole in Shanghai but admits tyre strategy will make Sunday's race 'difficult'. He said: 'It's going to be hard to compete. The Lotus is very strong on the long run and so is the Ferrari.' He described his result as 'a blessing' and said: 'It feels great.' Hamilton likened his feelings on Saturday to those he had when he set his first pole position for McLaren back in his debut season in 2007. 'It feels like my first pole,' he said. 'It really does and that was an incredible feeling,...
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