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Wolff 'dampen' Merc expectations
Mercedes motorsport boss Toto Wolff has "dampened" expectations ahead of the new season despite Merc's impressive showing in testing.
Nico Rosberg posted the fastest time at Barcelona this season during the final day on Sunday while team-mate Lewis Hamilton claimed P1 on two of the other three days.
Many are now tipping the Brackley squad to spring a surprise or two in Melbourne, but Wolff warns against getting carried away.
"I have to dampen them because they are quite simply not realistic," he told German news agency dpa.
"It is of course pleasant to be at the front in testing but it means nothing."
He added: "It is perhaps a cliché but test drives and...
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