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Hamilton: Missing pole "a blessing in disguise"

Lewis Hamilton believes starting from second could actually prove an advantage for Sunday's 2014 Formula 1 Shell Belgian Grand Prix.The Briton lost out to Mercedes team mate Nico Rosberg in the fight for pole, with the German shading the battle by just under one quarter of a second at a wet Spa-Francorchamps.And while Rosberg will therefore start from the front for the fourth consecutive race, Hamilton insisted he was not too disheartened - citing last year's race, when he started from pole but was picked off on the opening lap, as an example of why second on the grid could prove favourable."I'm not disappointed today actually," Hamilton said after qualifying. "If you look...
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