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Hamilton shuts down chassis swap ‘myth'

Lewis Hamilton says he was pleased to be able to dispel the 'myth' of whether or not his and Valtteri Bottas' chassis switch had a negative impact on his performance. The reigning World Champion managed to place his Mercedes on the front row after he and his Mercedes team-mate swapped the chassis of their cars, with Bottas generally having the upper hand in practice as he used Hamilton's car base from Baku. Team principal Toto Wolff has insisted that this move has always been a part of their plan for the season and Hamilton agreed after the cars' grid placings were decided at Paul Ricard. “It’s been a really, really hard weekend – mentally, not physically – just trying to get the...
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