Article To news overview © XPBimages Lewis Hamilton has conceded he faces an uphill battle to reach Q3 in Spanish Grand Prix qualifying. The seven-time F1 World Champion finished only 11th in second practice with Mercedes given its first chance to compile meaningful data from its radical upgrade package that was introduced in Monaco last weekend. Hamilton's best effort was almost seven-tenths down on session-leader Max Verstappen, but was alarmingly slower than Nico Hulkenberg's Haas, both Alpines and former teammate Valtteri Bottas in the Alfa Romeo. "It was a difficult day one. Just getting on top of the tyres and the deg, the car feels like a car," said Hamilton. "It is...
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