Lewis Hamilton says Mercedes has identified tyre usage as an area it needs to improve on with its car, after losing out to Sebastian Vettel at the Australian Grand Prix. Hamilton had started the F1 2017 opener on pole, but couldn't pull away from Vettel in the first stint of the race – and eventually had to come in early as he had "run out of grip" on his set of ultrasofts. He lost time stuck behind Max Verstappen after stopping, while Vettel stuck with his ultrasofts for six laps longer and leapfrogged Hamilton as a result, going on to win the race. Having radioed in that he was lacking grip at several points during the race, Hamilton explained afterwards: "The team asked...
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