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Lewis Hamilton upbeat after long-run tyre work
Lewis Hamilton is confident that Mercedes has made gains with its tyre performance across long runs following the opening day of the first in-season test in Bahrain. Mercedes has lagged behind Ferrari in tyre wear across the opening phase of the season, with Hamilton missing out on victory to Sebastian Vettel in Australia after struggling on the Super Soft tyres. Vettel triumphed again in Bahrain, with pole sitter Valtteri Bottas admitting to being rear-limited, suffering from oversteer, as he dropped to third position, behind Hamilton. Hamilton clocked the quickest lap at Sakhir on Tuesday, but was more encouraged by the focus on long-run tyre performance of the W08. “Today was...
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