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Mercedes 'surprised not to be quicker at start of season'
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01/08/2024 at 15:2601/08/2024 at 13:52 Mercedes trackside engineering director Andrew Shovlin has admitted that the team expected to be quicker at the start of the season, and that its initial struggles had been a source of frustration at Brackley. Mercedes felt that the changes they had made to the car over the winter would improve performance after a tough time in 2023, but Lewis Hamilton and George Russell missed out in podiums in the first eight races. With no points at all from Australia, it looked like the teamn's season was turning to dust. But then came Canada, withRussell taking a surprise pole and going in to finish in third behind Max Verstappen and...
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