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Toto Wolff says Mercedes are ‘on the back foot' after Austrian qualifying

Mercedes-AMG Motorsport Team Principal Toto Wolff says his team were ‘on the back foot' during Saturday's qualifying session in Austria. Despite dominating the season so far, Mercedes had to settle for a little less in Spielberg after Scuderia Ferrari youngster Charles Leclerc beat the silver arrows to pole position. Championship leader Lewis Hamilton qualified in second place but, after an incident in Q1 with Alfa Romeo Racing driver Kimi Räikkönen, he received a penalty which left him being forced to settle for fourth place. Teammate Valtteri Bottas qualified fourth but gained an advantage following Hamilton's error and will start Sunday's race from third position on the grid....
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