Article To news overview © Mercedes Alpine's Executive Director Marcin Budkowski reckons it's only a matter of time until Mercedes claw back the slight pace deficit they currently have behind Red Bull. Mercedes have started the 2021 season as, arguably, second fastest team, with their W12 marginally behind Red Bull's RB16B in terms of outright pace. This was evident in Saturday's qualifying in Bahrain, although an aggressive strategy and a slight mis-step from Max Verstappen while overtaking allowed Lewis Hamilton to take the win. Mercedes appear to have lost ground to Red Bull over the winter, with most of the blame levelled at their 'low-rake' aero philosophy that has resulted in a more...
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