Mercedes thinks it would have been difficult for Lewis Hamilton to beat Max Verstappen anyway because of the damage to the floor. However, how the seven-time world champion managed to redeem himself after his touché with the wall is commendable, according to Mercedes chief Andrew Shovlin. "For Lewis it was very much a race of two halves. The early part was defined by the damage to the front wing after the contact with Max - that improved slightly when the footplate came away completely but we still had a chunk of load and balance missing", Shovlin said in Mercedes' afterthought. Read more Horner: 'Mercedes may have had faster car than Red Bull today' Warming up Mercedes tyres...
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