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Leclerc's pole time out of reach for Mercedes - Lewis Hamilton
Lewis Hamilton believes that he could have beaten Sebastian Vettel's qualifying time, but conceded that pole sitter Charles Leclerc's blistering time was out of reach for Mercedes. The Briton will start on the second row in third after missing out on second by just +0.028s, but admitted that a straight-line speed deficit is costing Mercedes compared to Ferrari and Leclerc's lap record of 1:27.866 could not have been bettered. 'Firstly, congratulations to Charles. He did an incredible job. Really, really happy for him. The first pole, it’s a dream that you set yourself when you are young, and it only comes once. He deserved it,' commented the five-time world champion. 'I...
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