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Merc question if ‘wacky direction' threw them off

Mercedes' trackside engineering director Andrew Shovlin says the team's 'wacky direction with the set-up' of the W12 may have been their downfall at the Styrian GP. Mercedes were outdone by pace from Red Bull at the first of the two Red Bull Ring races, with Max Verstappen extending his lead in the Drivers' Championship to 18 points over Lewis Hamilton. The Dutchman took the chequered flag some 36s seconds ahead of the Mercedes driver, although Hamilton did come in for a late second stop to put on new tyres and take the fastest lap point to negate some of his losses in the points standings. Team principal Toto Wolff was left scratching his head after the race, saying his team were 'lacking...
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