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Hamilton taken back by heat: Melting the tyres out there

Article To news overview © Mercedes Lewis Hamilton finished with the second fastest time during FP2 for the Hungarian GP, though it wasn't a straightforward session as the Budapest heat made things tricky. After Max Verstappen took top spot in FP1, Mercedes responded in the second practice session with Valtteri Bottas finishing ahead of the Briton. Track temperatures hit as much as 61 degrees celsius as drivers battled the heat, with Hamilton noting it made things tricky in terms of grip. "Yeah, [I was] roasting today," Hamilton told F1 TV. "I think I probably lost three kilos today between the sessions. Just melting the tyres out there, so it was quite hard to get the...
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