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Hamilton excited about Nurburgring

Lewis Hamilton is looking to return to winning ways at one of his favourite tracks - Nurburgring - at next week's Grand Prix. The 22-year-old has never lost there in the past two years after winning in Euro F3 in 2005 and taking the double victory in last year's GP2 Series.

After a below par weekend by the outstanding rookie's standards at the British Grand Prix, Hamilton remains upbeat ahead of round 10 with a 12-point cushion in the drivers' standing.

The McLaren driver said: "Despite having a mixed weekend at Silverstone, we still came away from the track with a good haul of points and I am now really looking forward to getting back to the Nurburgring. I had a great weekend there last year, taking my first double win of the year and I enjoy driving the track. In 2005 I also won one race there in F3; my team ASM was powered by Mercedes-Benz, and as a result the support from the crowd was fantastic. It will be great to race in front of them again, this time in the Vodafone McLaren Mercedes Formula 1 car.

"I am sure the grandstands are going to be packed. The track has a very mixed layout, probably with more slow corners than anything else, so you need good traction for the acceleration on the exit. Through the first sector of the track you can really make up time, the corners are very slow so with good balance and under braking you can find the time."

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