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Merc wary of Ferrari fast starts

Mercedes admit they face a difficult dilemma for Sunday's Hungarian GP with the threat of Ferrari off the line likely to force pole-sitting Lewis Hamilton onto the ultrasoft tyres. After rain hit qualifying, all the teams have a free tyre choice for the start of Sunday's race. But Mercedes overheated the ultrasoft tyres to such an extent in Friday practice that both Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas, who will start from second place, set their quickest times on the soft compound. But the extra grip generated by the ultrasofts means it is the faster tyre at the start of a race - an attribute which may persuade Mercedes to use the ultras to ward off the quick-starting Ferraris at a circuit where...
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