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Mercedes fear a repeat of Singapore misery in Russia

Mercedes are worried they could struggle at the Russian Grand Prix as the track's surface is similar to Singapore's where they were well off the pace. Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg qualified down in fifth and sixth respectively, whilst Sebastian Vettel claimed pole position by more than a second. Mercedes blamed the track surface and its inability to get Pirelli's Supersoft and Soft compounds working effectively. The same two compounds will be use in Sochi, prompting fears of a Singapore repeat. "Thank God we came out of the Singapore trauma and we are back, that's all I can say," Niki Lauda said of their Japanese GP 1-2. "It's a big relief we are back where we should...
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