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Why did Mercedes suffer an unusual straight-line deficit to Ferrari?
Mercedes emerged as Ferrari's closest challenger in Sprint Qualifying for the British Grand Prix, but the team was left searching for answers after discovering an unusual weakness in straight-line speed. While Andrea Kimi Antonelli secured an impressive second place on the grid, missing Sprint pole by just 0.011 seconds to Lewis Hamilton, the team's engineering group admitted that the W17 was losing valuable time on the straights – an area where Mercedes has typically enjoyed an advantage under Formula 1's 2026 regulations. Antonelli looked competitive from the outset at Silverstone, trading fastest times with Hamilton throughout the sole practice session. The Italian rookie carried that...
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