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Mercedes ‘pushed too far' in Hamilton Jeddah setup

Andrew Shovlin admitted Mercedes went too far in trying to find a better setup for Lewis Hamilton in Jeddah, which ultimately backfired. The Mercedes trackside engineering director said the team thought they had found a different route for the seven-time World Champion heading into Saturday's running, but admitted the team don't quite fully understand the W13 just yet, which caused Hamilton to have a lack of rear grip while out on track. The perils around the Jeddah Corniche Circuit are well-known, as evidenced by Mick Schumacher's horror crash in qualifying, and Shovlin believes that the setup with which Hamilton entered parc fermé conditions prevented him from fully attacking the track,...
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