Lewis expecting close fight with Red Bull for pole

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MONTE CARLO, Monaco — Lewis Hamilton believes Mercedes will face very tough opposition from Red Bull for pole position at the Monaco Grand Prix on Saturday.

Hamilton was over 0.6s off Daniel Ricciardo’s best lap during Thursday practice after Red Bull benefitted from a big engine update ahead of the Monaco Grand Prix. Hamilton believes the gap is bigger than it looks, but is not convinced Mercedes will take its sixth pole position of the season on Saturday.

“At the end I don’t feel like I got a great lap,” he said. “There is …

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