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Mercedes reveals true cause behind Australian GP defeat
Mercedes says a “bug” in an offline tool used for its Formula 1 Virtual Safety Car calculations caused the issue that led to Lewis Hamilton losing the Australian Grand Prix. Hamilton looked favourite to win the season-opening race in Melbourne, having pulled clear from pole position in the early stages. However, his hopes of victory were dashed when Sebastian Vettel emerged ahead of the Briton after pitting during a VSC period, allowing the German track position as he ultimately sealed a shock win for Ferrari. Mercedes and Hamilton were left in “disbelief” over the defeat and initially blamed a software glitch for the timing error that led to Hamilton being leapfrogged, but after...
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