The positives Mercedes sees in Austin F1 loss

While the world champion team was forced to see title rival Max Verstappen triumph on a day when Lewis Hamilton’s tyre strategy did not pay off, it thinks there are still grounds to be encouraged by what it saw.
In particular, it reckons that on a race weekend where Red Bull had the competitive edge, the fact that it was able to push its competitor so hard was a big positive.
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