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Lewis Hamilton says he suffered ‘kick in the gut'

Despite a promising start to Friday’s practice seeing Mercedes top the timesheet in FP1, the team dropped back in FP2, reflecting their ongoing struggles on track. Hamilton fell back from P2 to P7 across the two sessions, while his teammate George Russell dropped from P1 to P15, as the pair were clearly facing issues with the handling of the W14. The poor showing in the second session left Hamilton visibly disappointed, as he declared that Mercedes “desperately need” to roll out upgrades following a “kick in the gut.” While Mercedes appeared to have overcome its early issues at the Australian Grand Prix, as Russell started on the front row and Hamilton took P2 at the chequered...
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