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Mercedes’ James Allison: “There is every reason to expect a close race”
James Allison admitted the Mercedes AMG Petronas Motorsport team went into Qualifying knowing they were likely to be behind Scuderia Ferrari, but the technical director believes Sunday will be different. Mercedes saw Valtteri Bottas qualify third on the grid for the Bahrain Grand Prix, but Lewis Hamilton’s fourth place will translate into a ninth place grid slot thanks to his unscheduled gearbox change earlier this weekend. Allison says Mercedes were using their tyres well during practice so he hopes this benefits both drivers when it comes to strategy on Sunday, particularly as Hamilton has a job to do to get through the field. “Although we made a small step forward relative to our...
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