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Mercedes feared ‘instant kill' during Austrian GP
Mercedes feared both W11s were on the verge of imminent failure during the Austrian GP with Toto Wolff saying the problem could have led to an 'instant kill'. As the Formula 1 season finally got underway at the Red Bull Ring on Sunday, it proved to be a race of attrition for the F1 field. Only 11 of the 20 cars saw the chequered flag with Mercedes one of only three teams to get both cars to the finish line. But it was touch and go. Running 1-2 with Valtteri Bottas ahead of his team-mate Lewis Hamilton, the brains trust on the pit wall began to issue orders for both drivers to stay off the kerbs. Initially it was thought this was Mercedes' way of telling the two to stop pushing so hard and...
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