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Hamilton: I may have gone too far with my setup

Lewis Hamilton felt comfortable and confident in his Mercedes ahead of qualifying for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, but was beaten to pole position by Mercedes teammate Valtteri Bottas prompting the World Champion to admit that he had tinkered too much with his car's setup. Hamilton explained after the evening session at Yas Marina Circuit, 'Practice had gone good this morning and I was really comfortable with the car. The track gets cooler from the afternoon so you make some changes to counteract that and I may have gone too far, I obviously went too far with it, and I struggled with the balance. 'I was giving it everything but I was fighting the car the whole time, she wasn't too happy today...
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