Lewis Hamilton believes that the off-season regulation changes relating to the floor and rear-end of the cars were designed in order to peg Mercedes back. Red Bull and Max Verstappen took pole position ahead of the opening Grand Prix of the 2021 Formula 1 season in Bahrain, the first time a non-Mercedes car has been on pole for the first race of the year since 2013. Hamilton will start alongside Verstappen on the front row on Sunday and said he and the team were relishing the challenge. “I mean, it’s no secret that the changes, of course they have been done to peg us back,” he said. “But that’s OK. 'We love a challenge and we don’t look down on these things. We just work hard...
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