Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton says he faces a tough battle ahead after admitting his side of the Mercedes garage is underperforming following a ‘disaster’ of a Chinese Grand Prix. The reigning world champion could only finish fourth after lacklustre showing in Shanghai having been out-performed by his team-mate Valtteri Bottas in both qualifying and the race. Hamilton dropped a position on the start and spent much the opening stint behind Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen in fifth spot, unable to make any inroads on the lead group. He was fortunate to finish fourth after being passed by both Red Bulls of race winner Daniel Ricciardo and Max Verstappen in the closing stages. A time penalty for...
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