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Mercedes hits back on Red Bull critics
Mercedes chiefs have lashed back at those calling for immediate rule changes after the opening race of 2015. Amid a diminished grid and earlier courtroom dramas for F1, the Mercedes giant's domination of 2014 then appeared only to have been extended further in Australia. Lewis Hamilton was 1.4 seconds clear of any rival in qualifying, and then stood accused of sandbagging in Sunday's race - even though the nearest non-Mercedes rival, Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel, was 34 seconds behind at the chequer. "That wasn't Mercedes' real pace today," Williams engineer Rob Smedley said on Sunday. "The real pace is what we saw in qualifying." I think 'just get your f***ing head down,...
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