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Weather change a boost to Mercedes in Austria

Lewis Hamilton’s hopes for a change of weather to make the track more suitable for the ultrasoft tyre he must start the race on have been answered, as Formula 1 was greeted to a miserable start to Sunday. The world champion had expressed some concern after qualifying that Mercedes’ Q2 strategy of running the ultrasoft for its quickest laps was in contrast to that of his key rivals Ferrari and Red Bull who used supersoft rubber. Both Mercedes drivers had suffered serious blistering issues within just a few laps when they ran the ultrasoft in FP3 on Saturday morning, suggesting that the tyre could require an early stop in the race. Mercedes was surprised when the Ferrari and Red Bull...
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