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Mercedes reveals extent of Hamilton damage

Lewis Hamilton Mercedes has revealed the damage to Lewis Hamilton’s car during the Formula 1 Austrian Grand Prix that cost the Englishman more than half a second a lap. Hamilton finished fourth at the Red Bull Ring, having climbed to second in the opening stint before he dropped performance. That saw the team make the decision to instruct he and team-mate Valtteri Bottas to swap positions, soon after which Lando Norris attacked and passed the 36-year-old. Speaking after the race, Hamilton lamented the damage to his car, suggesting he would have finished a comfortable second place otherwise. That was reinforced by the team when Andrew Shovlin revealed the full extent of the damage the...
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