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Wolff: Mercedes must understand W13 before 'throwing bits at it'

Mercedes F1 boss Toto Wolff says the Brackley squad needs to understand how it can extract more performance from its W13 in its current specification before bringing new parts. The issues impacting Mercedes' new-generation Silver Arrow have been well chronicled, with porpoising, excessive understeer and too much drag seen by the team's engineers as the main sources of the car's troubles. In Bahrain, Lewis Hamilton and George Russell were able to remain in the mix in the opening stages of the race, but Mercedes' decision to go against the grain and opt for the hard tyre in their drivers' second stint led to the latter losing ground, although Hamilton eventually picked up a podium thanks to...
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