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Both Disappointment and Satisfaction for Mercedes’ Allison after Baku Qualifying

James Allison says the Mercedes AMG Petronas Motorsport team can take satisfaction from finishing second and third fastest in Qualifying for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix on Saturday, particularly after putting in so much work overnight to improve the handling of the W09 after troubles during practice on Friday. The technical director of the German marquee watched Lewis Hamilton secure a spot on the front row on Saturday, whilst team-mate Valtteri Bottas was not that far off the pace of the reigning World Champion, with Allison also happy the team were able to get through Q2 on the Supersoft Pirelli tyre, opening up the strategy options for both drivers. “While I am disappointed that our...
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