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Hamilton - it could have been worse
04 August 2008Lewis Hamilton may have lost the lead of the Hungarian Grand Prix at the first corner, and seen his chances of challenging for the win go with a damaged front tyre late in the race, but the McLaren driver was positive in the end, and noted that things could have been much worse if Massa hadn't retired too.
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"I think I salvaged the best from the worst," Hamilton said of his fifth place finish. "What can you do when you have a puncture? Last year I probably lost the championship on punctures so what can you do. I was a bit disappointed that Massa got past, but he did a better job than me there so it's better to be safe than sorry there."
"It was a surprise that we weren't as quick as we should have been and that I wasn't as fast behind Felipe," he added. "I had no warning of the puncture. It's nowhere near as bad as it could have been, we could have had Felipe and Kimi in front. Heikki did a good job and Glock was second which took points off Kimi which is good."
Hamilton's fifth place finish brought him four more points and extended his championship lead by one point overall to five, although now Raikkonen is second.
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