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Mercedes: It's ‘unlikely' we've solved our tyre struggles

Mercedes chief strategist James Vowles has warned it's 'unlikely' the team has solved the tyre issues they encountered at the British and 70th Anniversary grands prix, despite a strong showing in Spain last weekend. Mercedes suffered a double tyre failure at the first Silverstone race after they pushed the tyres to the absolute limit, whilst during the following weekend they suffered from heavy blistering, which saw Red Bull's Max Verstappen snatch the victory as he was able to better manager his tyres. The Brackley-based outfit were concerned the issues would be repeated in Barcelona where temperatures were once again high, but the team enjoyed a far smoother weekend as Lewis Hamilton...
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