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Hamilton braced for 'difficult' race from middle of the pack

Article To news overview © Mercedes Lewis Hamilton is expecting a "difficult" Turkish Grand Prix, with the Mercedes driver set to start Sunday's race from 11th on the grid. Hamilton finished with the fastest time in qualifying at Istanbul Park, however a 10-place grid penalty for taking on a new engine means he'll have to work his way through the field. "It's not the easiest [to] overtake at the moment, and we're all on the same tyre as well, so I imagine tomorrow's going to be difficult to move up," Hamilton stated after the session. "You saw at the last race [in Russia], what happened with Max [Verstappen], for example, once he got behind sixth place....
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