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Lewis Hamilton blames 'over-egging' second sector for lost pole
Lewis Hamilton has blamed his over aggressiveness in the second sector for missing out on pole position for the Russian Grand Prix. The Mercedes driver was just 0.004 seconds shy of team-mate Valtteri Bottas – who went on to take the pole – following their first runs, but on Hamilton's second attempt he found himself three-tenths up in the first sector, but continued to push to find time before he ran wide and abandoned his lap. Hamilton says he 'over-egged' the second sector which caused him to take to the run-off where he backed off immediately. 'Big congratulations to Valtteri, he did a great job in Q3. It’s been a really good weekend so far, honestly,' said the...
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