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Smedley backs Mercedes to reel in deficit

Although Mercedes 'haven't got it right' with their W13, F1 technical consultant Rob Smedley is confident they'll soon be back at the sharp end of the grid. After eight seasons of dominating Formula 1, Mercedes have been dealt what Toto Wolff has called 'an exercise in humility' with their all-new W13 well off the pace of the likes of Ferrari and Red Bull. Two grands prix into this season and the Brackley squad has just one podium to its name, Lewis Hamilton a fortuitous P3 at the Bahrain Grand Prix. They also have one Q1 exit, the seven-time World Champion falling at the first hurdle in Saudi Arabia. The W13 has several issues with the two most notable being porpoising and the power unit,...
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