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Mercedes highlight Red Bull's key weakness

Mercedes have identified Red Bull's tyre degradation during grands prix as their title rival's main weakness, saying they are 'harder' on the rear tyres. Sunday's Spanish Grand Prix turned into a game of cat and mouse between Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton. Although Verstappen won the early battle, taking the lead off Hamilton at Turn 1 on the opening lap, the Briton stuck close to the Red Bull, which meant Verstappen was not able to run at a speed that would converse his tyres. Instead, he had to keep pushing, eating up his tyres and becoming the first of the two to pit. Hamilton stayed out longer, chasing down Verstappen after making his own pit-stop. Mercedes then pulled off a...
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