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‘One of our worst days’, says Wolff as Hamilton bemoans Mercedes lack of speed

Uphill task: Lewis Hamilton on the way to fifth at the Bahrain Grand Prix

SAKHIR (BAHRAIN) – Team boss Toto Wolff declared Mercedes had “one of their worst days” in racing on Sunday after Lewis Hamilton and George Russell finished fifth and seventh at the Bahrain Grand Prix.

The Austrian, who on Saturday said his team had to go back to the drawing board and re-design their car, was backed by seven-time champion Hamilton who said the former champions had slipped to become ‘the fourth-fastest team.’

In a race dominated by the triumphant Red Bull team, who were first and second with double champion Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez, Fernando Alonso, 41, charged through to finish third on his debut with Aston Martin after outpacing…

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