Mercedes boss Toto Wolff has underlined that the characteristics of the Marina Bay Street Circuit, which hosts this weekend’s Singapore Grand Prix, should favour rivals Ferrari and Red Bull. Mercedes has held the advantage at high-speed venues which favour aerodynamic efficiency in 2017, but struggled at low-speed circuits where high-downforce is favoured. Additionally, while Mercedes dominated Formula 1 between 2014 and 2016, its weakest performances often came at Marina Bay, where it was defeated in 2015 and only narrowly claimed victory 12 months ago. Wolff is confident that Mercedes has learned from previous defeats, including its displays in Monaco and Hungary this year, but is...
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