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Rosberg: Mercedes focusing a lot on improving race starts

Nico Rosberg says Mercedes is 'focusing a lot' on improving its race starts, also downplaying the significance of winning the F1 2016 season opener in Australia. The German started in second place at the Albert Park Circuit but dropped behind the two Ferraris at the start, while his Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton fell from first to sixth. 'Yeah, for sure we’ve worked on it [the starts], but it’s a challenge this year, because it’s one clutch lever that we're only allowed to use due to the rule changes,' Rosberg explained during the FIA press conference. 'So it has made it more difficult but it’s definitely an area we are focusing a lot.” Despite the...
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