Lewis Hamilton took full responsibility for the mistake that put him on the back foot in qualifying at the Russian Grand Prix and saw a provisional pole position turn into fourth on the grid. Hamilton was leading qualifying in the closing minutes as the track started to dry, prompting drivers to make the switch from the intermediate wet tyre to the dry tyre. As he returned to the pits to make that change, Hamilton slid into the wall and damaged the front wing of his car. The time it took Mercedes to change his front wing, and briefly roll Hamilton out of the pit box so teammate Valtteri Bottas could have a fresh set of tyres fitted, ultimately left him with just one chance to set a lap on...
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