Ross Brawn has urged his Mercedes team to find a solution for the excessive tyre-wear generated by their fast but flawed W04 car.Having proved itself to be the fastest car on the grid in qualifying trim after securing pole position in three of the first five events of the season, Mercedes have registered only two podium finishes so far on race day with their car seemingly far harder on its tyres than any of their rivals'. The handicap was particularly acute in Barcelona as Lewis Hamilton tumbled through the field from second on the grid to finish outside of the points and a lap down on the victorious Fernando Alonso. With neither Hamilton nor team-mate Nico Rosberg able to offer an...
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