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Hamilton: We had to play safe

Lewis Hamilton has revealed that he wanted to continue in the Australian Grand Prix even after the performance of his Mercedes fell away.The Briton appeared to get away satisfactorily from his hard-earned pole position, but the had both Mercedes team-mate Nico Rosberg and Red Bull's Daniel Ricciardo come past by the first corner. From there, it was clear that something was amiss with the power unit in the W05 and, despite completing one extra lap after being summoned by the team, Hamilton was forced to call it a day.“My start didn't feel great today and I had a lot less power than usual when pulling away, so it was obvious immediately that something was wrong,” Hamilton reported, “It...
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