Mercedes is bracing itself for what trackside engineering director Andrew Shovlin has described as an "interesting" weekend at the Nürburgring given the miserable weather forecast for the Eifel Grand Prix. Formula 1 was always taking a gamble on staging a race at the circuit for the first time since 2013 in mid-October due to the likely conditions. Article continues under video Just a fortnight after racing in 27-to-30 degrees centigrade heat on the Black Sea coast at Sochi, the teams and drivers will be faced with temperatures of around six to 12 degrees, rain, as well as possible mist and fog patches. In addition to difficulty in finding simulator time for drivers Lewis...
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