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Hamilton: I failed to extract Mercedes' qualifying potential

Lewis Hamilton made no excuses for his Formula 1 Canadian Grand Prix qualifying performance after ending up only fourth on the grid. Hamilton headed into qualifying looking to equal Michael Schumacher’s record of seven pole positions in Canada but ended up 0.232s behind chief title rival Sebastian Vettel’s pole effort in fourth after failing to hook up a clean lap in Q3.  The Briton was unable to match the pace of Mercedes teammate Valtteri Bottas - as the Finn claimed a front-row start - and was beaten by the Red Bull of Max Verstappen in the closing moments of the top 10 shootout.  5774263478001 CrashTV:  “It was a difficult qualifying,” Hamilton admitted. “My laps...
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