Oct.12 A car upgrade may have allowed Mercedes to catch up with Ferrari, according to Sebastian Vettel. After four consecutive pole positions for Charles Leclerc, Mercedes' championship leader Lewis Hamilton said recently that Ferrari had "changed something about the engine" that makes it "better than all the others". He therefore urged Mercedes to resume its 2019 development race, and the Brackley based team duly arrived at Suzuka with updates around the bargeboards, front wing and sidepods. In Friday practice, Mercedes was clearly the fastest team, with Ferrari struggling even to keep up with Red Bull's Max Verstappen. "This is the same car, I assure you,"...
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