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Lewis HAMILTON: "It's going to be hard in the race, the tire wear is aggressive"

Lewis Hamilton failed to win a pole position in the US Grand Prix qualifiers and after the fact that the COTA track in Austin is a Mercedes stronghold, it was understandably noticeable disappointment in the team.

Racing weekend US GP is for Mercedes started well. After the first practice, they were on top Bottas in Hamilton, but since then it has Red Bull improved in line with Hamilton’s expectations.

Seven-time world champion he had to be content with second starting point today's races. Hamilton insisted after qualifying that he had an exceptional round Max Verstappen in Q3 he was not surprised. “We saw signs of improvement all weekend Red Bulla, so this is no surprise. We looked good in the first practice, but today the wind changed direction and I had a hard time following these guys. It's not my favorite day, but we can fight tomorrow,”Is Hamilton said after yesterday’s qualifiers.

Seventh this season they will stand in the first starting lineup main competitors for this year’s title. And they both came too close several times during the season. Hamilton is concerned about strong starts Verstappen at this year’s races. “I will do my best tomorrow and I hope I get a good start. They had better starts this year than us, especially Max, but in the beginning I will do my best and I see my chance in the first round. I will do my best. It will be difficult tomorrow because the tire wear is aggressive. It will be interesting to see what different strategies we can do. They managed to put two in the foreground Red Bullah, I'm all alone there,He added Hamilton.     

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