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Mercedes predicting more 'tow' qualifying antics at Monza

Mercedes trackside engineering director Andrew Shovlin believes drivers will once again try to outsmart each other in qualifying at Monza and play the slipstream game. At Spa, Lewis Hamilton criticized the practice of running slow on an out-lap in qualifying in order to seek a tow from a rival car whizzing by, saying such antics were "dangerous". Indeed, the Brit almost rammed in to his own teammate in Saturday's afternoon session. Sebastian Vettel echoed Hamilton's concern, adding that drivers also struggle to maintain their tyres temperatures in the optimal window while searching for a tow. "Obviously you are fighting for a tow and so on, but you are also fighting to get...
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