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Mercedes 'guided in wrong direction' over F1 tyres

Data gathered during post-Abu Dhabi Grand Prix Formula 1 testing sent Mercedes in the wrong direction with its compound selections in Canada, according to team boss Toto Wolff.  Mercedes endured a tough weekend in Montreal as Valtteri Bottas and Lewis Hamilton finished second and fifth respectively, with the reigning world champions once again struggling to optimise its performance on Pirelli’s softest-available tyres.  The German manufacturer opted for a different route with its tyre picks for Canada compared to its rivals, limiting its drivers to just five sets of the Hypersoft compound for the entire race weekend. Neither Mercedes driver ran the Hypersofts until Saturday morning,...
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