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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
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Liam Llewellyn

Lewis Hamilton admits struggles with Mercedes car and vows to keep "keep working hard"

Lewis Hamilton has expressed concern about his struggles with the Mercedes car. The Brit will start Sunday's Spanish Grand Prix in sixth place, while teammate George Russell will begin in fourth position after an impressive final qualifying lap.

Hamilton has an impressive record at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, taking four of the last five pole positions and has six race wins to his name. If he wants to claim a victory on Sunday afternoon however, it is going to take a supreme performance.

“I am not really putting my mind to that because I am still way off,” Hamilton said when asked if any improvements to the car can help him become a title contender. "My team-mate is fourth so that means I should be at least third or fourth, and I am sixth. I am still struggling with the car and qualifying wasn’t great for me.

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