Toto Wolff says that Mercedes' improved understanding of its 2021 car has led to it now being "in a better place" relative to arch-rival Red Bull than earlier in the season. Red Bull was generally regarded as fielding a faster car than Mercedes in the first half of the season during which it won six races versus four wins for the Brackley squad and Lewis Hamilton. After Hamilton's triumph in Russia, where title rival Max Verstappen finished second following a back row start, the Briton and teammate Valtteri Bottas outpaced the bulls in qualifying on Saturday at Istanbul Park. Verstappen will start Sunday's race alongside the Finn following Hamilton's ten-place grid drop due to an...
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