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Rencken surprised by how much downforce Mercedes clawed back
Article To news overview © Mercedes RacingNews365's Dieter Rencken was left impressed by Mercedes' performance in Bahrain, expressing surprise at how much rear downforce the World Champions recovered in a short space of time ahead of the season opener. Mercedes looked erratic in pre-season testing, with a wayward rear end that resulted in plenty of spins and tail-happy moments for Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas. With the aero regulations tweaked over the winter, cars with a 'low-rake' design, like Mercedes and Aston Martin, appeared to have time to the 'high-rake' cars like the Red Bull."I wasn't surprised that Mercedes managed to claw some time back," Rencken said on the...
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