Mercedes have explained why they struggled in Saturday's qualifying at Istanbul Park, before coming to life in the race. Lewis Hamilton may have eventually won the Turkish Grand Prix with a 20+ second lead in hand but, on Saturday, Mercedes struggled in qualifying in the wet conditions. While usually the dominant car over a single lap, Mercedes could only manage P6 with Hamilton and P9 with Valtteri Bottas. Speaking after the race weekend, Mercedes' James Vowles explained why they struggled so much compared to normally: 'On Friday the lap times evolved by over ten seconds, to provide an idea to how much that circuit was evolving, and it continued to evolve both in qualifying, even though...
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