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Toto Wolff: Cooler temperatures caught Mercedes out

SHANGHAI, China -- After being comprehensively outqualified by Ferrari at the Chinese Grand Prix on Saturday, Mercedes boss Toto Wolff is confident his team will be closer in the race.

Both Mercedes drivers struggled in cool and windy conditions during qualifying, finishing the session in third and fourth -- over half a second off Sebastian Vettel's pole position time. Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas had looked much more competitive in warmer conditions during Friday practice and Wolff is confident the setup the cars will come good on Sunday after he team was caught out by cooler conditions on Saturday.