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Mercedes working hard to match Ferrari's rapid starts

In one area at least, Mercedes is working hard to catch up with Ferrari – namely the starts made by the Maranello drivers have out shone the Silver Arrows duo. The Maranello team's strong challenge to the dominant world champions in Melbourne was significantly boosted when both silver Mercedes were overtaken at the start. The technical rules have changed for 2016, with drivers now allowed only one clutch lever rather than the more accurate two. 'It's more of a challenge this year,' Melbourne winner Nico Rosberg admitted in Bahrain. 'It's made it more difficult and it's definitely an area we are focusing on a lot.' When asked about Australia, the German told Auto Bild: 'My start was...
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