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Hamilton had to make some changes to driving style in Spain

Hamilton had to "make some changes" to driving style in Spain

13-05-2019 09:28
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He may have won the race and led every single lap but Lewis Hamilton did not have an easy ride during the race, admitting that he had to alter his driving style.

Starting second on the grid, the Brit was beaten to pole position by Valtteri Bottas as he struggled with the balance, but was able to correct the issue for the race.

After the race, he revealed: “Today was about trying to redeem myself from my poor performance yesterday.

“Yesterday was a bit of a nightmare, but race pace has generally been quite good for me, I’ve been really happy, comfortable generally in the races.

“When we went out to do the laps to the grid, I wasn’t very happy with the balance still, so I had to make some changes, had to alter my driving style a little bit, but it worked well in the race scenario.

“I couldn’t go into detail on why it doesn’t work on a single lap, and that may take some time.

“Normally with tyres I’m pretty good but I think that’s a weak area.

“It’s not that I can’t do it, I’ve just got to discover it. That’s what I’ll put some effort towards.”