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Yas Marina circuit not suited for F1 cars - Hamilton

Lewis Hamilton says the lack of overtaking in the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix shows the Yas Marina track does not suit Formula 1 cars in its current configuration. Hamilton pursued his victorious Mercedes F1 teammate Valtteri Bottas throughout the race but was unable to pass. The world champion said his engineers had told him he needed to be 1.4 seconds quicker to have a hope of overtaking at the track. "You do get a bit of a tow down the straights but once you get to the last sector..." said Hamilton. "It's a great, great track but unfortunately it doesn't suit the cars very well. "In the last sector you just can't follow. It's one of the worst tracks in the sense that you...
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