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Low downforce set-up key to Spa win - Mercedes
Mercedes believes that a call to run a low downforce set-up played a key part in allowing Lewis Hamilton to win the Belgian Grand Prix. Hamilton held advantage from pole position at Spa but knew that rival Sebastian Vettel's best chance of beating him would be on overtaking him on the run up to Les Combes. That was why Mercedes elected to maximise straightline speed, even though trimming the wings would mean sacrificing performance for the twisty middle sector of the track. But after Hamilton held off Vettel's attempts to get past him – which included him nearly managing to draw alongside after the safety car restart – Mercedes boss Toto Wolff says the setup choice was an important...
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