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Mercedes reveals frantic 24-hour deadline to decide black livery
Mercedes boss Toto Wolff has revealed that the German outfit only had 24 hours to decide switching its W11 livery from silver to black. The Brackley squad unveiled its stunning all-black base livery just days before the start of the 2020 season in Austria, the scheme replacing the team's historic silver identity with which it had raced since its return to F1 in 2010. The unexpected change was decided as part of Mercedes' push for diversity in the sport, spearheaded by Lewis Hamilton and the six-time world champion's fight against racism. Mercedes commits to diversity with all-black base livery for W11! But the significant revamp was done at very short notice revealed Wolff "Lewis and...
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