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Mercedes admit they compromised Hamilton's strategy to top qualifying

Article To news overview © Mercedes While Mercedes are delighted with their performance in qualifying for the Turkish Grand Prix, the fact that Lewis Hamilton will start Sunday's race on Medium tyres means things weren't perfect. The Briton finished with the fastest time in Saturday's session, with teammate Valtteri Bottas just 0.130 seconds back. However, it's the Finn who will start the race on pole position, given that Hamilton will serve a 10-place engine grid penalty. Speaking after the session, Mercedes' Trackside Engineering Director, Andrew Shovlin, noted that qualifying would have been perfect had Hamilton been able to get through Q2 on the Hards. With the track still damp from...
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