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Mistakes Mercedes must avoid

It’s no surprise that Mercedes heads into the 2021 Formula 1 season as the overwhelming favourite. By winning the past seven world title doubles, the team has already shown that it can cope with major and minor regulation changes during that run. But there are pitfalls it must nevertheless avoid in 2021.

Of the four races it lost in 2020, two can be put down to operational mistakes, which set up the Italian and Sakhir Grand Prix thrillers. The other two, Max Verstappen’s two wins

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