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'No room for complacency' at Mercedes

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Mercedes boss Toto Wolff has warned his team “there is no room for complacency” after seeing points dropped in the Monaco Grand Prix.

Lewis Hamilton was set for a dominant victory ahead of team-mate Nico Rosberg when Mercedes incorrectly told the race leader to pit, dropping Hamilton to third place behind Sebastian Vettel. Having seen Ferrari capitalise on the error ahead of a race which Mercedes failed to win last year, Wolff says the team must maximise every opportunity in Canada despite its superior car performance so far this season.

“Monaco has been tough for all of us to swallow,” Wolff said. “You can never afford to drop points and this was a reminder that any error can prove costly. However, we must also remember how far we have come to be disappointed with a P1 and P3 finish in Monaco. So, we take it on the chin as a team, learn from our mistakes and now look ahead to the next race in Canada.

“It's a circuit that is tough on the car so good preparation will be crucial. We saw Nico produce one of the drives of the season there last year and Lewis has an exceptional record in Montreal, so we know we can rely on them to do the job.

“But there is no room for complacency, with our rivals ready and waiting to jump on any opportunity. There is still a long way to go this season and many points to be won.”

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Andrew Lewin

Andrew first became a fan of Formula 1 during the time when Michael Schumacher and Damon Hill were stepping into the limelight after the era of Alain Prost, Nigel Mansell and Aryton Senna. He's been addicted ever since, and has been writing about the sport now for nearly a quarter of a century for a number of online news sites. He's also written professionally about GP2 (now Formula 2), GP3, IndyCar, World Rally Championship, MotoGP and NASCAR. In his other professional life, Andrew is a freelance writer, social media consultant, web developer/programmer, and digital specialist in the fields of accessibility, usability, IA, online communities and public sector procurement. He worked for many years in magazine production at Bauer Media, and for over a decade he was part of the digital media team at the UK government's communications department. Born and raised in Essex, Andrew currently lives and works in south-west London.