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Mercedes see 'a lot of potential' in W13 despite test struggles

Article To news overview © RN365/Michael Potts Toto Wolff believes that pre-season testing allowed Mercedes to figure out their shortcomings, after introducing a revolutionary new design for their W13 at the beginning of last week's Bahrain session. Having shown up at the first test in Barcelona with a more conservative design, the car Mercedes brought along to Bahrain featured extremely slimline sidepods, as well as a unique mirror arrangement. But the design failed to light up the timing screens, with the W13's best effort a second away from the pace set by Red Bull's Max Verstappen on the same tyre compound. As a result, both George Russell and Lewis Hamilton have downplayed their...
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