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Mercedes unsure it was quick enough to beat Ferrari on pace

Mercedes says it cannot be sure it would have had the pace to beat Sebastian Vettel in the Canadian Grand Prix if the German had stayed on a one-stop strategy at the front of the field. Vettel led the early stages of the race in Montreal but elected to go for a two-stop strategy when Jenson Button's retirement briefly brought out a Virtual Safety Car. Mercedes boss Toto Wolff says his outfit was well aware that a two-stop strategy was slightly faster, but suspects that Ferrari would have had a better chance of winning by holding on to track position. When asked if it would have been hard for Hamilton to overhaul Vettel if it had been a straight fight on track, Wolff said: “Yes, it would...
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