Mercedes‘ chief technical officer James Allison said tyre troubles were partly behind Sir Lewis Hamilton's struggles in Monaco over the weekend. Allison said the team are usually able to use tyre performance to their advantage, but revealed Mercedes have previously struggled to activate the operating window in the same way around Monaco specifically. Hamilton finished P7 after a tough weekend when he rarely matched team-mate Valtteri Bottas for pace throughout, despite being a three-time winner around Monte Carlo. While tyre issues were a reason behind Hamilton's lack of pace overall, Allison says the team still need to look at the bigger picture as to why they lagged behind their...
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