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Merc seek cure for heat woes

Mercedes have made it a priority to improve their W04's performance in hot conditions after both Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton struggled badly for pace in the first stint of Sunday's Bahrain GP.With track temperatures at Sakhir's desert venue pushing a high of 42 degrees in time for the 3pm local start time, Rosberg plummeted from pole to fourth place inside six laps while team-mate Hamilton ran only 11th prior to the onset of the first round of pitstops. But as temperatures began to drop gradually into the late afternoon Hamilton's race in particular picked up from his third stint onwards - the Briton ultimately passing Mark Webber on the first lap for fifth - although Rosberg's...
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