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Mercedes managed qualifying pressure in 'safe environment' - Toto Wolff

Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff has elaborated on how his team has learned to manage pressure inside what he described as a 'safe environment' during a tough qualifying session for the Japanese Grand Prix. Throughout the course of the qualifying hour, mixed weather conditions affected the Suzuka circuit, creating more and more pressure for the team to select the correct tyre options and get on track at precisely the right time in their search for pole position. Wolff's explanation came in the wake of Lewis Hamilton leading Valtteri Bottas for a front-row lockout, while rival Ferrari erroneously took on Intermediates for the start of Q3, contributing to its drivers taking only fourth...
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