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Hydraulic failure cause of early exit for Hamilton

German Grand Prix – The cause of Lewis Hamilton’s early exit in Q1 was down to hydraulic failure it has been revealed. The four-times world champion was knocked out in the first part of Saturday qualifying after his steering failed entering the corner of turn 1 causing his car to bounce over the kerbs. With his car stuck in fourth gear, his engineer urged Hamilton to stop the car due to a ‘PU (power unit) risk’.  In dramatic scenes, the Briton tried to push his car back to the pits but in the end had to pull over. Hamilton, who was visibly dejected at the end of Q1, took to social media and posted several statements to his Instagram account. “FYI, to avoid all assumptions, today...
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