Clutch control is the key

MONZA. — The outcome of this year’s Formula One drivers world championship may be decided by the capricious nature of Mercedes’ clutches unless the team finds a reliable solution to its ongoing poor starts.

That was the unwanted scenario in prospect for both title contenders Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg ahead of a meeting at the team factory at Brackley today when a series of bad getaways from the grid goes under the technical microscope. Mercedes drivers’ have failed to take advantage of seven pole positions this season.

Series leader and defending three-time champion Hamilton was the latest to suffer when, after blitzing to pole position with a memorable qualifying lap on Saturday, he was bogged down at the start of Sunday’s Italian Grand Prix and fell down to sixth. — AFP.

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