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Mercedes car not designed for Singapore claims Lowe
Mercedes sounded a little wiser on the eve of the Japanese Grand Prix weekend about its mysterious performance slump of Singapore. Although just a few days of head-scratching and analysis have passed since arguably the team's worst performance of the ‘power unit' era, technical chief Paddy Lowe sounded sure Singapore was the culmination of a multitude of small factors. Firstly, he told Germany's Auto Motor und Sport that the W06 is not designed for street tracks like Singapore. 'The aero characteristics of our car is for efficiency,' Lowe said, 'so that's maximum downforce with as little drag as possible. That is why we are so strong on circuits like Suzuka and Spa. 'And that's why...
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