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Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff says he “would not have believed” if somebody told him Mercedes would win the Bahrain Grand Prix.
But with a combination of good strategy and Lewis Hamilton’s amazing drive, Mercedes did manage to beat Red Bull. However, Wolff believes Red Bull will be “extremely difficult to beat” in the future.
“If somebody had told me before Sunday that a Mercedes win would be the result I would not have believed them,” Wolff told PA Media.
“We recovered well from the pre-season test but if we are 100% honest with ourselves, we are lacking quite a bit of pace in qualifying.
“In the past, Bahrain has not been a strong race for Red Bull and they have not been particularly good out of the blocks either, but this weekend shows that in 2021 that is no longer the case.
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“I have no doubt they are extremely difficult to beat and are leading the pack.
“We have not suddenly found some awesome performance but the win was a combination of good race strategy, a solid race car and being fortunate at the end. The racing gods were on our side.”
Wolff was asked if he believes Formula 1 is on the verge of another great rivalry, this time between Hamilton and Verstappen, as well as Mercedes and Red Bull.
“I hope so, for all the fans and for all of us. On Sunday, we saw a tremendous battle between two very good teams and two very good drivers.”
