Hamilton: Work to be done ahead of qualifying

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Hamilton took a liking to the Hungaroring again on Friday as he set the pace in both sessions, with Mercedes team-mate and title rival Nico Rosberg second on both occasions.

The Englishman is attempting to win the race for a record fifth time - and for the third consecutive year - and the omens look good heading into qualifying on Saturday.

Hamilton gave a word of caution after his exploits in practice, though, revealing he had struggled with tyre grip on a circuit that has been a happy hunting ground for him so far in his career.

He said: "We struggled with poor grip on track today. I don't know if that's down to the tyres or the track itself but it was quite bad throughout both sessions.

"It's going to be important to get a good grid position tomorrow (Saturday) as it will be difficult to follow cars on this track and it's always tough to overtake here.

"We have some work to do overnight to ensure we get the best set-up for the weekend as we're not fully comfortable with the car just yet, but our race pace looked okay. We'll have to look through the data to really know where we stand."

Hamilton is 14 points behind Rosberg in the battle for the drivers' title.

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