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Hamilton expects strong show in Spain

Lewis Hamilton has again said that he expects his McLaren package to be strong in next weekend's Spanish Grand Prix after testing at the Circuit de Catalunya last week.

"It's always difficult to predict these things as all the teams are continuously progressing," Hamilton warned. "Winter testing there was positive and this week we have covered a good amount of laps. I feel we have a competitive package at the track; the car seems to work quite well. We have a range of new components coming on board for this race which we tested this week and had some positive results, but we are not alone in doing this! The Circuit de Catalunya is a great track; we can't ever lose it from the calendar. It always sees competitive racing and there are so many enthusiastic fans there all the time which makes for a great atmosphere."

"I have been pretty busy since the last race, I have spent some time with the team at the McLaren Technology Centre, a couple of days of promotional work, I've done quite a bit of training and then I went to the Barcelona test," he added. "After that, I went home to do some more training. We have the opportunity in this gap to get some good work done in this area."

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