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Mercedes 'hoped for better' in Spa despite double podium!

Mercedes chief strategist James Allison admitted that the team were looking for more during the Belgian Grand Prix, despite Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas finishing second and third respectively. Charles Leclerc won the race, but was chased down in the last few laps by a rampant Hamilton, who would have had a chance for the win with just a few more laps. However, he added that it would be silly for Mercedes to be disappointed with a double podium at a track where Ferrari were clearly on top. He said in his debrief: “We’d hoped for better but it would be churlish not to be happy with a very solid second and third place and all the points that they bring for us. ...
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