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Lewis Hamilton: Bahrain GP victory chance was lost in opening laps

Reigning World Champion Lewis Hamilton says the time he lost during the opening laps of the Bahrain Grand Prix wrecked any hope he had of fighting for victory. Hamilton started ninth on the grid as a consequence of his five-place demotion for taking on a new gearbox, and dropped a spot on the first lap, coming across the line in 10th. Hamilton recouped lost ground, including passing three rivals in one swoop, and worked his way into fourth place eight laps into the race – by which time he was 14 seconds behind leader Sebastian Vettel. Hamilton extended his first stint on Softs to briefly lead, before he was overhauled by Vettel, and emerged from his sole stop in fourth place, which...
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