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FIA ban Mercedes ‘masquerading' upgrade after rivals protest

Mercedes have once again thought well outside the box ahead of the 2022 US Grand Prix, with their front wing upgrade half perplexing, half enraging the other teams in the paddock. The German outfit are one of only three teams to bring upgrades to their car to the USA, alongside Alpine and Alpha Romeo, who have both elected to update their floor. Mercedes have decided to take advantage of the slot gap separators in the front wing, designed to help keep a consistent distance between the wing flaps, by adding a lot more and using it to their advantage. Toto Wolff’s team have added these separators to the W13, supposedly with the aim of manipulating air flow, with the rules stating you can...
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