Hamilton worried he can't "fix" Mercedes' tyre woes after "horrible" sprint
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Hamilton only finished seventh at Interlagos, losing out to Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc and AlphaTauri’s Yuki Tsunoda in the closing laps.The 38-year-old ran as high as fourth in the early stages but struggled with rear-end tyre degradation as he dropped back through the field.”It was horrible,” Hamilton said after the sprint. “It was not enjoyable whatsoever. I had a good start and then after that just struggled with the balance. “A lot of understeer, then snap oversteer, and I was just fighting the car from very early on. “Then I had no tyres in the end. I don’t really know how I’m going to fix that for tomorrow.”
Hamilton predicts Sunday’s race – where he will start from fifth – will be a difficult one.“It’s going to be a long afternoon, that’s for sure,” he added. “I can only assume I’ve got the setup wrong. It is what it is. “I’ll fight as hard as I can tomorrow, but we won’t be winning that’s for sure.“I’ll just be trying to see if I can manage the tyres better tomorrow.”Related Russell: Mercedes’ pace ‘a tough pill to swallow’ | ‘It’s quite confusing’ Leclerc admits “something missing” as Ferrari’s race pace struggles continue
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