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Hamilton v Vettel helps Mercedes identify key weakness to Ferrari

Mercedes say their car's ability to overtake others is a key weakness that must be fixed, following Lewis Hamilton's failure to take second place off Sebastian Vettel in the Japanese Grand Prix. Hamilton was pitted late for fresh rubber in Suzuka, but could not get by the Ferrari, despite the assistance of DRS. Article continues under video Both Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas suffered similar issues when trying to compete with Charles Leclerc at the Italian Grand Prix. Mercedes had hoped that running Hamilton on a longer opening stint in Japan would pay off at the end of the race, but the SF90 still proved too quick to get by. Explaining the move, trackside engineering director Andrew...
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