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Hamilton rues Chinese GP 'disaster'

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Lewis Hamilton has billed his Chinese GP weekend as a « disaster », saying he needs to rectify it before he loses more points.
Cape Town – Lewis Hamilton has billed his Chinese GP weekend as a « disaster », saying he needs to rectify it before he loses more points.
Despite going for his fifth Chinese GP pole position, the British racer qualified a disappointing fourth in Shanghai on Saturday.
He followed that up with a P4 in Sunday’s race as he lacked the pace needed to even challenge for a podium position.
And with Valtteri Bottas finishing second, it means for the first time in the V6 era, Mercedes have failed to win for three successive races.
« I was in no-one man’s land today, I had no pace, » Hamilton told Sky F1.
« I was just trying to hold on for whatever I had. »
He added: « Obviously, we’ve got a tough battle ahead of us, particularly on my side. I’ll say my side, but also us as a team.
« We’ve been underperforming since… yesterday and today have been a distaster on my side.
« I’ve got to try and rectify that and get myself back into normal performance mode otherwise more valuable points will be lost.
« I’m thankful for a couple of incidents that happened ahead today, kept us kind of in the battle. »

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