Lewis Hamilton says he exceeded his own expectations by just missing out on a podium finish in the Brazilian GP after the "horrible" experience of crashing out in qualifying. Hamilton believes he lost a likely victory at Interlagos when a rare mistake at the start of qualifying resulted in him spinning into the barriers and consigning himself to a back-of-the-field start. But armed with a suite of new engine parts and gearbox, Hamilton sliced through the field, briefly led the race, and finished within one second of third place - a podium near-miss he had not envisaged when he lined up at the end of the pitlane to take the start. "I was thinking sixth, fifth," he said...
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