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COVID delay saved Mercedes from struggling engine
Mercedes' former engine chief Andy Cowell said the COVID-enforced delay to the 2020 season came at the perfect time for the team. The Australian Grand Prix was set to kick-off the 2020 Formula 1 season in its traditional slot, but as the effects of the global pandemic started to set in and positive cases were recorded in the paddock, the event was cancelled just hours before FP1. A blanket ban was then enforced by the FIA forcing teams to shut down their factories for 63 days and 49 days for engine suppliers, with the season then rescheduled to start with the Austrian Grand Prix on July 5. Teams were able to return to the factory in preparation for the new season-opener, and Cowell said...
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