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It's all but round in the world champion Mercedes team. Lewis Hamilton has qualified for the German Grand Prix on Saturday in the first section. The hydraulics went on strike at the W09 "Silver Arrow".
After the box called on the British to stop, he tried in desperation to push the car back to the pits. In vain. Hamilton starts in 14th place in the eleventh race of the season.
"The atmosphere is of course in the basement after such an incident," said the Briton after qualifying. The gap with rival Sebastian Vettel World Cup, who is in pole position, threatens to rise. Currently, the German has eight points ahead of his opponent. "It's impossible to fight with a perfect team," said the Brit with irritation.
Mercedes Motorsport boss Toto Wolff saw it the same way. "We are getting brutal shots right now," worries the Viennese. The only good thing was the second place of Valtteri Bottas. But more was not inside. "Bottas did not make a mistake, the problem was the performance deficit, we must take the performance of the car to the next level."
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(Today Sports)
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