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Wolff would have taken second and third before the race in Spa
Mercedes managed to secure a second and third-place finish at the Belgian Grand Prix at the weekend and Toto Wolff has admitted he would've taken that result prior to the race.
Ferrari were strong favourites for the race in Belgium and they made their superior straight-line speed count, qualifying first and second for the race on Sunday.
Despite Hamilton overtaking Vettel early in the race, the move didn't last long. Both Mercedes drivers caught the German in the closing stages and Hamilton was in with a chance at victory but was denied a late surge by a safety car as Charles Leclerc held on for a victory dedicated to Anthoine Hubert.
With the circuit favouring the power of Ferrari, Wolff admitted he would've taken the result before lights out.
“If you would have given me second and third in Spa, I would have taken it before the race, because we know that our package compared to the Ferraris, with the straight-line speed, is inferior," Wolff said as quoted by Motorsport.com.
“Look at Turn 1 and then the following straight, Sebastian can’t be more off the line than he was, and he was still able to overtake us.
“I know a little bit now how Red Bull felt in ‘14 and ‘15, when you are on the back foot on the straights.”