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The older wing cost me two tenths of a second, says Hamilton as Mercedes defends its decision

Seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton claims that he lost two tenths of a second to his team-mate George Russell because he used the team's older front wing specicifation in Monaco. Mercedes introduced a raft of upgrades in Imola in a bid to turn its season around following a difficult start to its 2024 F1 campaign. The Brackley-based outfit then brought an upgraded front wing to Monaco which featured a heavily-revised endplate. The upgrade was planned for Canada, but the team managed to bring its introduction forward, albeit there was only a set of new front wings for one driver. Mercedes took the decision to equip George Russell's W15 with a modified front wing which meant that his...
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