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# Australian Grand Prix: Lewis Hamilton claims wrong strategy call lost him
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the race
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## Lewis Hamilton was left fuming after a strategic error denied him a podium
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finish following the "drive of his life" at the Australian Grand Prix.
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Costly: Lewis Hamilton says a strategic error was to blame for his sixth place
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finish in Australia Photo: GETTY IMAGES
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By Telegraph staff and agencies 12:48PM BST 28 Mar 2010
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The 25-year-old** [McLaren][3] **driver's weekend had started on a low point
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after [police caught him on Friday night][3] performing a burnout in his road
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car shortly after leaving the Albert Park circuit, and things did not improve
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yesterday as he struggled in qualifying to start only 11th on the grid.
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But, following a chaotic start to today's race during which Ferrari's Fernando
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Alonso was spun at the first turn, **[Lewis Hamilton][4]** immediately went on
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the attack.
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The 2008 world champion was in superb form as he battled his way up to third,
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where he pushed Renault's Robert Kubica hard for second place.
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But Hamilton was called into the pits for a second tyre change midway through
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the race and when he emerged he struggled to match his earlier pace.
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He still managed to hold onto fifth, and eventually caught Alonso, before a
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late clash with Red Bull's Mark Webber sent them both skidding into the
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gravel.
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## Related Articles
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* [Schumacher in 'please be nice to me, Fernando' shock][5]
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28 Mar 2010
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* [Button claims first McLaren win][6]
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28 Mar 2010
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* [Jenson Button's slick decision pays off][7]
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28 Mar 2010
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* [Australian Grand Prix: as it happened][8]
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27 Mar 2010
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* [Australian GP circuit guide][9]
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25 Mar 2010
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* [For entertainment, every GP needs a little rain][10]
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29 Mar 2010
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Hamilton did recover but his challenge was over, leaving him to settle for
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sixth place.
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Hamilton's team-mate** [Jenson Button][11] **made just one tyre change early
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in the race and it proved the correct decision as the reigning world champion
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stormed to victory after pole sitter Sebastian Vettel suffered brake failure
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in his Red Bull.
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"To sum up the race I think I had one of the drives of my life but
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unfortunately due to the strategy I got put further back and then got hit by
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Mark Webber," he said.
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"I was in P3 and everyone else did not stop. I had already stopped once and my
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tyres were fine but I was pulled in for a second stop.
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"I then had to work my backside off to close a 20-second gap and by the time I
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got there my tyres were destroyed and I could not overtake. Then the worst
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part was getting taken out by Webber, which really was not cool.
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"I was up to a pretty good position when I was up to third. That is what cost
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us at least a one-two today and cost me a podium."
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McLaren team principal Martin Whitmarsh took full responsibility for the
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decision but felt it was the right call at the time.
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"With the information we had at the time given where Lewis was we felt that
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was the right call," he said.
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"In hindsight, if we look at how the race played out then if Lewis could have
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made those tyres last he could have finished at least second today and we
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could have had a one-two.
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"It was a fantastic drive by Lewis. We as a team made the decision and I have
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to be accountable for that. I am disappointed with the outcome but I am not
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disappointed with the process. I feel it was the right decision at the time."
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## [Lewis Hamilton][4]
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* ### [Sport »][17]
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* ### [Motorsport »][18]
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* ### [Formula One »][19]
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* ### [McLaren »][3]
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* ### [F1 News »][20]
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In sport
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[![Formula One 2011: drivers' and constructors' world championships standings
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- Sebastian Vettel and Lewis Hamilton][21] ][22]
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### [F1 2011: standings][22]
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[![Formula One, 2011: Team by Team guide: Red Bull][23] ][24]
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### [F1 2011: team-by-team guide][24]
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### [F1 2011: full race schedule][26]
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* ## [LEWIS HAMILTON ACTION PHTOS »][29]
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