© WRI2 Mercedes' technical director Paddy Lowe is confident of the German team's performance in Austria next weekend, but emphasizes a few aspects of the venue which could always throw a wrench into the works. Mercedes enjoyed a one-two finish at the Red Bull Ring in 2015, with current championship leader Nico Rosberg defeating team mate Lewis Hamilton by a 15-second margin at the end of the 71-lap race. "Spielberg is a very different type of track to the last three, which have all been street or semi-street circuits with mostly slow corners," explained Paddy Lowe. "It's a permanent facility with plenty of elevation change and a short lap, featuring just nine corners with a...
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