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Mercedes 'has no strengths' relative to Red Bull - Shovlin
Mercedes trackside engineering chief Andrew Shovlin acknowledged that rival Red Bull is "just quicker" than the reigning world champions despite the Brackley squad's opening win in Bahrain. In qualifying, Max Verstappen confirmed his team's pre-season form by edging Lewis Hamilton in qualifying by a comfortable 0.388s margin. The Dutchman led at the outset on Sunday, but Mercedes managed to undercut the Red Bull charger during the race's pitstop rotations, while a scintillating Hamilton held Verstappen at bay in the closing stages of the race. Despite Sunday's win and the improvements enjoyed by Mercedes' W12 contender since its troubled debut in testing, Shovlin insists the...
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