Lewis Hamilton: Mercedes focused on improving F1 qualifying form
Lewis Hamilton says Mercedes' priority is to improve in Formula 1 qualifying because of the gains Ferrari has made in recent races

Hamilton is equal with Sebastian Vettel on five poles from 12 races, with Valtteri Bottas's Austria pole giving Mercedes a 6-5 edge over Ferrari so far.
He believes if Hungary qualifying had been dry his Ferrari rival would have been on pole and "possibly gone into the distance", but Hamilton topped a wet qualifying session and won comfortably, helped by Vettel being held up behind Bottas in the second stint.
Addressing that race performance, Hamilton said: "For some reason the race is really our main strength.
"The current work and focus is making sure we improve in qualifying.
"We've had five poles out of 12 races, which is good but could be better.
"That's where we need to hit it with these guys because I think in the race we can generally hold our own."
Hamilton goes into the summer break with a second place and two victories from the past three races, and has built a 24-point lead over Vettel.
That is despite being taken out on the first lap in Britain, starting in the midfield in Germany because of a qualifying problem and the race last weekend in Hungary taking place on a track that favours Ferrari.
Vettel, who won at Silverstone, could have entered the summer break on a three-race winning streak as he crashed out of the lead when rain fell at Hockenheim and could only fight back to second at Budapest after the wet qualifying.
Hamilton said he had feared defeat after Friday practice in Hungary but added "for some reason I guess I switch into a different mode on Sunday".
"It was definitely a bit of a surprise," said Hamilton, who had previously explained that a significant car change after Friday practice paved the way for his strong race pace.
"I'm really proud of all the team for keeping up the pace even though these guys turned up the heat the last few races.
"To come away with two wins is a testament to the strength in depth of our team."
Conversion rate

Hamilton has won three times from pole position this year, while Vettel has only done so twice.
Hamilton finished second in the two other races he took pole for, but Vettel has either taken victory or failed to finish on the podium when he's started at the front.
Hamilton from pole
Australia: Second (Vettel won)
Spain: Won
France: Won
Britain: Second (Vettel won)
Hungary: Won
Vettel from pole
Bahrain: Win
China: Eighth (Ricciardo won)
Azerbaijan: Fourth (Hamilton won)
Canada: Win
Germany: Crash (Hamilton won)

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