Mercedes have their first chance to seal a record-equalling sixth successive Formula 1 constructors' world championship at the Japanese Grand Prix on Sunday, at a track where they have won for five years in a row. Despite their domination since the start of the V6 turbo era in 2014, Mercedes and Lewis Hamilton — winner of four of the last five races at Suzuka – are still wary of tempting fate. A team preview of the race weekend steered well clear of any title talk. 'We'll bring some minor upgrades to the car in Japan which will hopefully help us take a step in the right direction,' said team boss Toto Wolff. 'However, we know that we need to extract absolutely everything from...
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