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Analysis: How Mercedes escaped tyre drama while Ferrari's hopes blew

Lewis Hamilton made it look easy at Spa, taking his sixth win of the season as Ferrari's hopes vanished together Sebastian Vettel's rear tyre. Adam Cooper explains how Mercedes came through its own tyre dramas. A Mercedes one-two in Spa might not have been a result to set the pulse of neutral observers racing, but this was far from a boring race. Nico Rosberg left himself some work to do after making a poor start, and once into second he kept Lewis Hamilton on his toes throughout. The world champion had no margin for error. Significantly, there was much going on behind Mercedes, with six different teams filling positions three to eighth at the flag. Some welcome strategic variety added...
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