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Mercedes explain why Hamilton struggled in Saudi qualifying

Article To news overview © RN365/Michael Potts Mercedes have stated that they went "a bit too far" with changes to Lewis Hamilton's car set-up during the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix weekend, after he dramatically dropped out in the first qualifying phase. Hamilton failed to progress from Q1 for the first time since 2017 during Saturday night's grid-deciding session at the Jeddah Corniche Circuit, while teammate George Russell made it through to the top 10 shootout. Following his early exit from the session, Hamilton suggested that he had gone the "wrong way" in terms of his set-up direction, having struggled with the balance of his W13 around the flowing, high-speed...
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