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Hypersoft Tyre the ‘Weakness’ for Mercedes in Monte Carlo – Bottas

Valtteri Bottas says the Hypersoft tyre, raced for the first time in last weekend’s Monaco Grand Prix, is a nice tyre for Qualifying, but for Mercedes AMG Petronas Motorsport, it was a compound that was difficult to maintain performance in on race day. The Finn finished fifth at the Circuit de Monaco but like team-mate Lewis Hamilton struggled with graining and degradation with the Hypersoft tyre in the opening stages of the race, and with the Canadian Grand Prix also utilising the Pink-banded compound, it is important for Mercedes to learn about them should it be a necessity to qualify on them again at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve. 'It is a nice tyre for qualifying but for the race it...
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