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Is it real? Analysing Mercedes' race against time

If the competitive order between the teams in the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix next week is as it was in testing at the same track last week, then we're in for a shake-up. Mercedes is in a race against time to uncover the flaws that were making its new W12 such a difficult drive, with what both Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas described as an unstable and unforgiving rear end. Red Bull meanwhile, benefitting from the double whammy of a significantly improved and shrunken Honda power unit and a more driveable-looking chassis than last year, look in the ascendancy. Max Verstappen was fastest on the final day by as much as 0.7s when adjusting for the tyre differences. So can we trust...
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