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Hamilton explains ‘subtle' clutch error

Lewis Hamilton A subtle clutch error at the start of Saturday’s Sprint Qualifying session at the Formula 1 Italian Grand Prix saw Lewis Hamilton fall from second to fifth. The Mercedes driver was slow to get away, and lost out to the McLarens of Daniel Ricciardo and Lando Norris in the opening exchanges. He then followed Norris for the balance of the encounter, often within DRS range but never close enough to strike. “The start was just, broke away [on] traction,” Hamilton explained. “Subtle, like two millimetres too deep with the clutch paddle and [I got] wheelspin. That’s it.” Once behind Norris, Hamilton was never able to mount a serious challenge to recover the lost ground....
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