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Mercedes upgrade overrated: 'Even then it was not decisively faster'

Red Bull Racing seemed to have established a clear lead over Mercedes after the Austrian Grands Prix, but that changed during the last two races in Britain and Hungary. It is thought to be partly to do with the German team's upgrades, although Mark Hughes doesn't think this is too bad. Hughes saw Mercedes start the weekend well at Silverstone, but warns Mercedes not to count themselves rich. "Silverstone's layout naturally suits a low-rake, low-drag concept of car such as the Mercedes - and even then it was only barely faster in qualifying than a Red Bull which was not switching its front tyres on as the track cooled. In the following day's sprint race, the Red Bull appeared to be...
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