Pirelli's motorsport director Paul Hembery has confirmed that Mercedes didn't suffer from overheating of the rear tyres in Hungary. The problem has plagued the outfit since the start of the season and even before. Despite having the fastest car over a single lap, having scored seven pole positions, the outfit has just three race wins to show for it - only one of them coming from pole. That was their most recent win, one which surprised Lewis Hamilton who admitted on Saturday that he'd need a miracle to win because of the high track temperature which has been the outfit's achilles heel. The new tyres seem to be working for the team, despite the fact they weren't able to test them during the...
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