Mercedes says all was not lost in Baku despite the team's points shortfall as the weekend revealed a "promising theory" on the reasons behind its car's troubled performance in the last two races. Mercedes left Azerbaijan with a straight fail on its report, with Lewis Hamilton destroying his chances of reclaiming the lead from Max Verstappen in the Drivers' standings following a rare mistake, and Valtteri Bottas racing anonymously outside of the top ten. Th Brackley squad had started its weekend in Baku on the back foot, two weeks after underperforming In Monaco. Both Hamilton and Bottas finished the opening day of running well down the order, but on Saturday, Hamilton managed to...
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