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Mercedes and Hamilton admit heat taking its toll
Hockenheim's scorching temperatures on Friday predictably made for a tough opening day of running for Mercedes and its drivers. Both Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas were outpaced by Ferrari in today's free practice sessions as the German team tread relatively lightly in the high temperature conditions. "It's not been the best of days in terms of the heat, but pretty straightforward otherwise," Hamilton said. "These tyres don't like the temperature so we had to do very slow outlaps and the tyres don't last very long. Ferrari remains on top in FP2 as Leclerc edges Vettel "It's all about trying to keep the tyres in the working range. They were always overheating, so...
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