Mercedes Formula 1 boss Toto Wolff says his team has made progress with understanding the reasons behind the “big issues” it faced with tyre degradation during the Mexican Grand Prix. Lewis Hamilton wrapped up his fifth world championship despite a lowly fourth-place finish, while teammate Valtteri Bottas ended up being lapped by race-winner Max Verstappen in fifth as Mercedes struggled for performance after encountering excessive tyre wear problems compared to its rivals in Mexico City. It followed similar issues during the United States Grand Prix at Austin and prompted suggestions Mercedes had suffered as a result of electing not to run its controversial wheel rim design in both...
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