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'We’re just slow': Hamilton mystified by lack of pace

Lewis Hamilton has no explanation for his dramatic lack of pace in Friday afternoon's practice session for this weekend's Azerbaijan Grand Prix in Baku which left him only 11th fastest. The reigning world champion was a full second off the pace of Red Bull's Sergio Perez who was quickest of all in FP2. Nor were things any better for Hamilton's team mate Valtteri Bottas who was a further second slower in 16th. "I don’t really know where we’re at," Hamilton told the media after the end of the session. "Of course it’s definitely not easy to be out of the top ten when we’ve had pace in other places." Read also: Perez and Verstappen on top in second practice –...
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